NEW VISION RESEARCH UTILIZES CELL SEQUENCING TO SHED LIGHT ON CHILDHOOD GLAUCOMA
Stuart Tompson, PhD and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are exploring a novel cell profiling approach to understand Primary Congenital Glaucoma, a severe pediatric eye disease.
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SOLAR ECLIPSE EYE SAFETY
On April 8, the entire United States will experience a partial eclipse of the sun. The UW–Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has important guidelines to protect your eyes and stay safe.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITALS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP HOSPITAL GLOBALLY
Each year, Newsweek publishes its list of the top 250 hospitals worldwide based on an online survey of more than 85,000 medical experts and public data from post-hospitalization patient surveys. University of Wisconsin Hospitals was one of 43 U.S. hospitals to make this list. This distinction was covered in
Becker’s
Hospital Review.
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(left to right: Kallie Harrier, OD; Emily Parker, OD; Marshall Flax, MS, CLVT, COMS; and Sanbrita Mondal, OD)
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LOW VISION REHABILITATION STAKEHOLDER MEETING AIMS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE THROUGH COLLABORATION
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences hosted the Greater Dane County Low Vision Rehabilitation Stakeholder meeting on March 15. The event brought 14 low vision rehabilitation providers from Dane County and the surrounding area together at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Participants included representatives from organizations that assist patients with a variety of low vision rehabilitation programs and opportunities, including occupational therapy, low vision therapy, orientation and mobility training, and optometry.
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The number of new service chiefs in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in 2024.
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Michael Altaweel, MD is
the Retina Service Chief. Dr. Altaweel, a professor, also serves as co-director of the Vitreoreintal Surgery Fellowship program and co-director of the Wisconsin Reading Center. He attended medical school and completed his ophthalmology residency training at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He completed his retina fellowship training with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Altaweel joined the department in 2000.
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Evan Warner, MD is
the Cornea and Anterior Segment Service Chief. Dr. Warner, an assistant professor, is also medical director of Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin. He completed medical school, an ophthalmology residency, and a fellowship in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery with the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Warner joined the faculty in 2018.
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Drs. Altaweel and Warner officially began their new roles in January 2024.
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GEORGE KAMBARA, MD, VISION SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM
Friday, April 12, 2024
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Budd Tucker, PhD - Howard Ruby Chair for Regenerative Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
"Using Patient Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Inherited Retinal Disease"
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FEATURED SPEAKERS:
- John H. Fingert, MD, PhD - Hadley-Carver Chair in Glaucoma, Professor and Director of the Glaucoma Service for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- Gregory Schwartz, PhD - Derrick T. Vail Professor of Ophthalmology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
- Deepak Shukla, PhD - Marion H. Schenk Esq. Professor in Ophthalmology for Research of the Aging Eye and Vice Chair for Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine
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APRIL 5 – GRAND ROUNDS (virtual) // 7-8 AM // Jacob Abou-Hanna, MD presents "Intermediate Uveitis: A Practical Review." Donna Neumann, PhD presents "Developing Novel Treatments for Herpes Stromal Keratitis: From Mechanism to Medicine." Join on Zoom.
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APRIL 9 – MCPHERSON EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES (1360 Biotech) // 12 - 1 PM // The event features five short presentations from experts in ophthalmic research. RSVP online.
APRIL 10 – SMPH GLOBAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
(Health Sciences Learning Center) // 4:30 - 8:30 PM // “Moving Global Health Forward” is co-hosted by Global Health Institute and the Office of Global Health in the School of Medicine and Public Health.
APRIL 11 – DOVS EQUITY ALLIANCE (virtual) // 12:00 - 1:00 PM // Join our grassroots Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) learning group and support community as we engage in topics targeted at personal growth, fostering inclusion, and encouraging open dialogue. Join
on Webex.
APRIL 11 – SMPH BIOETHICS SYMPOSIUM (Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1306) // 1 - 5 PM // This year’s topic is “Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Health Care."
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APRIL 19 – GRAND ROUNDS (1345 Health Sciences Learning Center and virtual) // 7-8 AM // Michele Lim, MD, UC Davis, presents "Filling the Gap: Less Invasive Glaucoma Surgery for More Invasive Glaucoma Disease." Join on Zoom.
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APRIL 25 – DOVS EQUITY ALLIANCE (virtual) // 12:00 - 1:00 PM // Join our grassroots Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) learning group and support community as we engage in topics targeted at personal growth, fostering inclusion, and encouraging open dialogue. Join on Webex.
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APRIL 26 – GRAND ROUNDS (virtual) // 7-8 AM // Kirby Lindgren, Director of Professional Outreach at Hadley, presents "When Medical Procedures are Successful, but Patients Still Struggle: How Hadley Helps!" Kevin Elwood, MD presents "Use the B-Scan to Make a Plan: Principles, Indications, and Examples of B-Scan Usage in Clinic." Join on Zoom
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IN-PERSON SAVING SIGHT SESSION
Beyond Sight Loss: Living Your Best Life While Waiting for a Cure
Thursday, April 25, 2024
6 - 8 PM
Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1325
Drs. Sanbrita Mondal and Kallie Harrier provide an overview about vision loss, vision rehabilitation services, resources, myth busters, and the importance of asking for help early on. The event is free, but registration is required.
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Ophthalmology resident Breanna Aldred, MD and Professor Cat Burkat, MD, FACS
have been inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society, the only national medical honor society. The AOA recognizes individuals for their excellence in scholarship, professionalism, leadership, and teaching.
Dr. Aldred (left), who will become the chief ophthalmology resident on July 1, will be inducted as a resident/fellow member. Dr. Burkat (right) will be inducted as a member of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health faculty. They will be honored at a banquet on the UW–Madison campus on April 2.
They join other ophthalmology faculty who are members of the AOA Society: David Gamm, MD, PhD; Daniel Knoch, MD; Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS; Anna Momont, MD; Frank Myers, MD; Sarah Nehls, MD; Heather Potter, MD; Patricia Sabb, MD; and Terri Young, MD, MBA.
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Shunbin Xu, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University, presented "S(c)ensory Control by MicroRNAs in Corneal Homeostasis and Bacterial Keratitis" at the in-person Frontiers in Vision lecture on March 22.
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Department Chair Terri Young, MD, MBA
attended the Focus on Myopia–Pathogenesis and Rising Incidence committee meeting on March 5-6 at the Beckman Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Irvine, California. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is sponsoring a consensus study that considers various aspects related to the global increase in myopia. Dr. Young is co-chair of the committee, which is developing a report that will present consensus findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
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Dr. Young was also a visiting professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California on March 7. Dr. Young delivered a Grand Rounds presentation on her lab's genetic discoveries for childhood glaucoma. She then talked with residents and faculty about her path to becoming a pediatric ophthalmologist, clinician-scientist, and chairwoman of the UW–Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
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David Barnett, MD, postdoctoral researcher in the Mowat Lab,
received a Walsh Research Travel Award from the McPherson Eye Research Institute. The award provides support for recipients to attend and present vision-related research at a professional conference or symposium. Barnett will attend the 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. He will present “Pgc1a Haploinsufficiency Causes Functional Retinal Deficits in Aged Mice.”
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS and Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Alumna
Catherine Macaraig, MD presented
the poster "Perceptions and Influences of Asian Eyelid Beauty Among Individuals of Asian Descent: A Comparative Analysis Between the United States and Southeast Asia" at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophtahlmoogy in Bali, Indonesia on February 22-25. At this conference, Dr. Burkat also presented "Uncommon Sites for Soft Tissue Fillers," "Rapid Fire 6 Case Presentations," "Using a Bilayer Dermal Matrix for Complex Lower Eyelid Retraction," and "Updates in Frontalis Flaps for Congenital Ptosis and Eyebrow Surgery."
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS presented
"Blepharoplasty in the Thyroid Eye Disease Patient" and "Neuromodulators and Facial Feedback in Oculofacial Aesthetics - What Do We Know About This?" at the Joint Singapore Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Oculofacial Meeting February 27-28 at National University Hospital in Singapore. She also was a panel discussant for "Challenging Case Potpourri; Oculofacial Case Discussions."
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Amitha Domalpally, MD, PhD presented "Biases in Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Used in Ophthalmology" at a webinar hosted by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
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Robert Nickells, PhD was
a featured speaker at the Research to Prevent Blindness Vision Research Funding Partnership event in Washington, D.C. on March 26. The high-level meeting brought together leaders from more than 35 organizations that fund vision research to think collectively about how to best support scientific research related to vision and the eye.
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DOVS faculty and staff spent the day together, engaged in didactic presentations and roundtable discussions, at the biennial Research Retreat held at the UW SMPH Health Sciences Learning Center on March 2.
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On March 16, department faculty, learners, staff, family, and friends gathered at the Ten Pin Alley in Fitchburg for our Wintermission celebration, an annual evening of laughs, food, and camaraderie.
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Liu TYA, Shpigel J, Khan F, Smith K, Prichett L, Channa R, Kanbour S, Jones M, Abusamaan MS, Sidhaye A, Mathioudakis N, Wolf RM. Use of Diabetes Technologies and Retinopathy in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. JAMA Network Open. March 2024.
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Paulsen AJ, Pinto AA, Schubert CR, Chappell RJ, Chen Y, Engelman CD, Ferrucci L, Hancock LM, Johnson SC, Merten N. Midlife Sensory and Motor Functions Improve Prediction of Blood-based Measures of Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease in Late Middle-age.
Alzheimers & Dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). March 2024.
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We are currently recruiting for a number of important clinical trials, including:
HONU - A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study of the Progression of Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Principal Investigator: Mihai Mititelu, MD, MPH
Study Coordinator: Angie Adler, (608) 265-7557
Key Eligibility Criteria:
- High risk intermediate AMD with more than one large drusen >125 µm and AMD pigmentary abnormalities in study eye with no evidence of prior or active exudative macular neovascularization (MNV) in either eye
- nGa, iRORA, cRORA (on spectral domain optical coherence tomography [SD-OCT]), or GA secondary to AMD on color fundus photography (CFP) or fundus autofluorescence (FAF) in non-study eye
Visit our website for a complete list of active clinical trials.
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To: Alexander Miranda, MD
From: Jacob Abou-Hanna, MD
Thank you for the help last night and for always being willing to help during evenings and weekends. Your help always makes a difference in patient care!
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