December 2019
A New Way to Wait A New Way to Wait
Dec 31 2019
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has implemented eSynchrony. With this visual communication tool, doctors, staff and technicians in a fast-paced clinic can nonverbally track patients by visually moving them through the steps of the process as they are being treated on a central screen.
International Ophthalmology Advances International Ophthalmology Advances
Dec 31 2019
Our Ophthalmology Residency Training Program celebrates its fourth year of a 2-week off-site rotation for senior residents to Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in New Delhi, India. Since its establishment in 2015, 14 residents have participated in the multi-dimensional experience that involves extracapsular cataract surgical training, tailored clinical exposure to subspecialty clinics in ophthalmology, patient screening in a rural outreach facility, educational conferences and exchanges, and cultural immersion.
We Remember We Remember
Dec 31 2019
Ronald Klein, MD, MPH was an esteemed faculty member of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences for over four decades. He shared his life and his life’s work with his partner of 54 years—Dr. Barbara Klein, who joined the department as a faculty member with Ron.
Training Today for Tomorrow’s Discovery Training Today for Tomorrow’s Discovery
Dec 31 2019
Beginning in January 2019, three students—one postdoctoral and two pre-doctoral—engaged in the first integrated training program of Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) that is dedicated to the visual sciences.
Rare Eye Condition Revealed By Genetic Test Rare Eye Condition Revealed By Genetic Test
Dec 27 2019
By 2018, Dave could barely see a pinpoint of light. He had been legally blind for three years due to optic neuropathy in both eyes. His body also felt like it was falling apart, and his unexplained collection of symptoms—including numbness in his limbs and difficulty walking—puzzled many physicians.
A New Way of Imaging A New Way of Imaging
Dec 27 2019
One of the most exciting new projects in vision research at UW–Madison is a groundbreaking group collaboration among the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI), and other UW and national partners. The Wisconsin Advanced Imaging of Visual Systems (WAIVS) Lab, founded in 2018, promises to establish and advance exciting new eye imaging techniques at UW–Madison.
Residents, Fellows, Postdoctoral & Graduate Students Residents, Fellows, Postdoctoral & Graduate Students
Dec 27 2019
Meet our new students!
New Faculty and Staff New Faculty and Staff
Dec 26 2019
Learn about our new faculty and staff members. We welcomed Laura J. Kopplin, MD, PHD; Kevin D. Kurt, OD; Colleen M. McDowell, PhD; Alexander R. Miranda, MD; Donna M. Neumann, PhD; Kelsey L. Rickels, OD; and Suzanne W. Van Landingham, MD this year.
A Vision – For Better Eye Care A Vision – For Better Eye Care
Dec 26 2019
In August of 2018, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) launched a teleophthalmology program in an effort to make diabetic eye examinations highly accessible to rural Wisconsin communities.
Visiting Professors Visiting Professors
Dec 23 2019
Monica Vetter, PhD, Chair of The Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy | University of Utah Keynote Speaker, Kambara Vision Science Symposium: “Microglia: Dynamic Remodelers of the Developing Retina” April 12, 2019