Patient Sight Series: When Art Meets Science
Jan 27 2020 // In the operating room, Ruth Manning was a little nervous. Two years of eye trouble had led her here. Yasmin Bradfield, MD, pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus specialist, completed the last tasks before beginning surgery.… Read More
Alumni Donations Make Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab Refresh Possible
Jan 23 2020 // The 2020 Experience, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an independent department, commenced with a rededication of the James C. Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab… Read More
Patient Sight Series: Seeking a Vision Field of Dreams
Jan 04 2020 // “How could I miss that?” was John Lenart’s first reaction when he struck out during a baseball game in August 2018. Lenart plays second base with the Racine Blues, an age-60+ team that is part… Read More
Lifestyle Choices May Help Glaucoma Patients Preserve Eyesight
Jan 02 2020 // Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting about 3 million people in the United States. Because there are no symptoms early on, about half of people with the disease don’t know… Read More
2019 Mind and Motion
Dec 05 2019 // The ophthalmology portion of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Mind and Motion course was held on two recent Saturdays, November 16 and 23, at the UW Health University Station Eye Clinic. These 3… Read More
ReSpectacle Volunteers Clean and Organize Donations
Dec 05 2019 // Elaine Downie, MD, second-year ophthalmology resident, is the founder and current director of the UW-Madison chapter of ReSpectacle, an organization that processes donated glasses into an online database and then distributes them to those in… Read More
DOVS Mentee Presents at 2019 Medical Student Research Forum
Nov 26 2019 // The 2019 Medical Student Research Forum was held on November 25, 2019, at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Health Sciences Learning Center. Jackson Korger, a second-year medical student, presented a poster for his… Read More
Med Students Practice Ophthalmology Skills at Micro-Olympics
Nov 15 2019 // The UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Ophthalmology Interest Group and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences held the annual Micro-Olympics event at the Health Sciences Learning Center on the evening of November… Read More
PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens Now Available at UW Health
Nov 12 2019 // UW Health Eye Clinics is pleased to announce that the AcrySof®IQ PanOptix® Trifocal Intraocular Lens (IOL) is now available for patients undergoing cataract surgery. The PanOptix Trifocal IOL is the first and only FDA-approved trifocal lens available… Read More
