News | Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences | Medical College of Wisconsin

Eye Institute News and Events

Ross F. Collery, PhD, Receives Grant From the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

January 7, 2020

Ross F. Collery, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, has been awarded a grant from the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
Dr. Deborah M. Costakos appointed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

December 20, 2019

Effective January 1, 2020, Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS will serve as Chair and Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences for the Medical College of Wisconsin.
MCW Vision Research Team Publishes Findings in JAMA Ophthalmology

December 6, 2019

MCW researchers recently published a study that demonstrates that a vast majority of studies involving OCTA are using inaccurate data due to not accounting for individual differences in eye size.
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Supports Vision Forward's Annual Dining in the Dark Dinner

November 7, 2019

On Sunday, November 3, representatives from the department showed their support for the Vision Forward Association.
Dr. Judy E. Kim Receives Suzanne Veronneau-Troutman Award and Prize from AAO

November 5, 2019

Judy E. Kim, MD, professor of ophthalmology, recognized by the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Women in Ophthalmology (WIO).
Vision Science Research Team Clinical Trial Participation Contributes to FDA Approval of New Drug

October 17, 2019

Approval of Beovu® was based on findings from the Phase III HAWK and HARRIER clinical trials. The Medical College of Wisconsin participated in the HAWK study, enrolling 5 local participants.
Dr. Judy E. Kim named Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Silver Fellow

August 5, 2019

Judy E. Kim, MD, professor of ophthalmology, was inducted as an Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Silver Fellow at the annual meeting in May.
Joseph Carroll, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences to speak at Tech Council event

June 21, 2019

Dr. Carroll and and Dr. Melissa Skala, an investigator for Morgridge Institute for Research, will discuss their collaboration to better understand the structure and function of the human visual system.
Eye Institute “Visual Cycles” once again lead largest team at Wisconsin VisionWalk

May 20, 2019

Many Eye Institute faculty, staff, family and friends gathered at Veterans Parks on Sunday, May 19, to participate in the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) Wisconsin VisionWalk.
AOIP researchers featured on the cover of the McPherson Eye Research Institute InSights Newsletter

May 16, 2019

The Spring 2019 newsletter story, Imaging Living Cone Photoreceptors, highlights the collaborative work associated with the recent NEI U24 grant awarded to Joe Carroll, PhD, and Jacque Duncan, MD, of UCSF.
Dr. Emily Patterson, ophthalmology postdoctoral fellow, wins MIT Outstanding Poster Award

May 8, 2019

Emily Patterson, PhD, won the MIT Outstanding Poster Award at ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) 2019 Annual Meeting in Vancouver.
Dr. Judy Kim elected to American Academy of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees

April 3, 2019

Judy Kim, MD, professor of ophthalmology, was elected by the members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) to serve as an at-large member of the AAO Board of Trustees.
Deborah M. Costakos, MD, MS, appointed Interim Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

February 13, 2019

Dr. Deborah Costakos succeeds John S. Rhee, MD, MPH, John C. Koss Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, who has served as Interim Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences since December 1, 2018, following the retirement of Dale Heuer,...