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Department Vice Chairs | Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, FARVO | Peter A. Duehr Professor and Chair | Curtis R. Brandt, PhD, FARVO Vice Chair of Research | Marilyn C. Kay, MD | Kimberly E. Stepien, MD Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs | Andrew T. Thliveris, MD, PhD Vice Chair of Resident Education | Amy L. Walker OD, MBA, FAAO Co-Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs

Many thanks to the generous donors who help advance vision research and support training the next generation of eye surgeons and researchers. This list represents gifts to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.

UW–Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) has been, and continues to be, at the forefront of translational vision research. The Clinical Eye Research Unit (CERU) is inextricably linked to this success, providing DOVS researchers the administrative infrastructure to perform clinical trials for patients with various eye disorders.

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.

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.

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.