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Yes, eyes are the windows to your soul. But your tears, it turns out, have their own story to tell. " [...]

It is my pleasure to present our 2025 Community Report on behalf of the Department of Ophthalmology at UW Medicine. The [...]

Emily Chew, MD, the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications (DECA) and Distinguished Investigator at the National [...]

Chris and Jenny Carlson have a deeply personal connection to genetic research. Chris spent more than 15 years as a researcher [...]

(The article was published in the UW Medicine Newsroom.) UW Ophthalmology researchers have validated an approach to measuring how rod [...]

We had another successful residency match this year! Please welcome our first class of 6 residents: Kenneth Han, University of Arizona [...]

Jeannette Stallworth, MD, returned to UW Ophthalmology in January as an Assistant Professor on the pediatric ophthalmology team at Seattle [...]

InSight Newsletter Winter 2026 Welcome to the Winter 2026 edition of the Department of Ophthalmology InSight Newsletter. This issue's research spotlight is [...]

Dr. Jeff Dabundo, OD, has joined the faculty as a Rapid Access (Triage) Optometrist and Teaching Associate. As a triage [...]

After five years of planning, the dream of having dedicated outpatient operating rooms for the Department of Ophthalmology has become [...]

Match Day for fellowships was held recently and the following have matched with the UW Department of Ophthalmology: Glaucoma Raj [...]

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has announced UW Ophthalmology post doctoral scholar Teng Liu as the recipient [...]

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has announced two new awards to the UW Department of Ophthalmology: the Physician Scientist award [...]

UW Ophthalmology faculty members Associate Professor Parisa Taravati, MD, and Affiliate Professor Cecilia S. Lee, MD, were recently featured in [...]

(This article was published in Right as Rain by UW Medicine: Are You Making These Contact Lens Mistakes ) If you [...]

The Department of Ophthalmology is driving bold new discoveries in vision science, thanks to the generosity of our donors and [...]

Each year, the UW Alumni Association is proud to honor six exceptional students across the UW s Seattle, Bothell, and [...]

From Shanghai to Switzerland to Seattle, Dr. Yue Wu, PhD, has traveled a long way in his life. Wu is [...]

The Kren Engineering based Medicine Initiative (KEMi) combines the strengths of UW Engineering and UW Medicine to develop solutions for [...]

InSight Newsletter Fall 2025 Message from the Chair Welcome to the Fall 2025 edition of the Department of Ophthalmology InSight Newsletter. We [...]

Each year, the Department of Ophthalmology awards a visiting clerkship scholarship to a fourth year medical student. A generous donor [...]

Nathan Agi, MD, has joined the faculty as an acting assistant professor. He will see patients at the Eye Institute, [...]

A wireless microchip implanted in the back of patients eyes restored some vision for a group of people suffering from [...]

UW Medicine Ophthalmology faculty members have been honored as among Top Doctors 2025 by Seattle Met Magazine and Seattle s Top [...]

Deadline for Nominations: November 30, 2025 Nominations are now being accepted for the Roger H Johnson Macular Degeneration Award. The late Dr. [...]

The UW Department of Ophthalmology has one of the country's most extensive patient care programs for treating uveitis and ocular [...]

(from UW Medicine Advancement, read the entire story here. Uveal melanoma, also known as ocular melanoma, is rare only a [...]

Chris Fortenbach, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the UW Department of Ophthalmology, has been awarded a Career Development Award from [...]

Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of the Department of Ophthalmology InSight Newsletter. We are beginning the 2025 26 academic year, as our [...]

As climate change becomes more intense across our country, it s important to protect your eyes from increased heat, pollen [...]