University of Washington Department of Ophthalmology

09/10/2025

UW Ophthalmology Grand Rounds is back, join us at 8 a.m. Pacific Time Thursdays to hear these presentations by faculty and current trainees; find the details here: https://ophthalmology.washington.edu/grand-rounds-lecture-series

The University of Washington Department of Ophthalmology hosts weekly Grand Rounds lectures from September through May. Lectures take place at the Ninth & Jefferson Building (NJB) on the Harborview Medical Center campus. To view the speaker calendar, please visit the UW Medhub Conference Calendar. F...

09/09/2025

Nominations are now being accepted for the Roger Johnson Macular Degeneration Award. The late Dr. Johnson endowed this award, which is given every other year through the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington. The intent of the award is to stimulate clinical and basic science research related to the pathogenesis or treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Nominations for the award are open to all clinicians and scientists throughout the world. The successful candidate will be the nominee who is deemed by the selection committee to have made the most significant contribution to our understanding of the pathogenesis or treatment of AMD.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is November 30, 2025.
https://ophthalmology.washington.edu/news/call-for-nominations-for-2026-roger-h-johnson-award

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Roger H Johnson Macular Degeneration Award. The late Dr. Johnson endowed this award, which is given every other year through the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington. The intent of the award is to stimulate clinical and basic science....

09/08/2025

We had an amazing turnout of students at the Eye Institute interested in careers in ophthalmology! Faculty and residents showed off all the cool things we use to help our patients. 🤩

08/18/2025

Join Ocular Oncologist Associate Profesor Andrew Stacey, MD and our partners Fred Hutch for the 2025 Ocular Melanoma Patient and Caregiver Education Symposium on Sept. 6 ⬇️

Free medical education event for patients with ocular melanoma and their caregivers, hosted by Fred Hutch Cancer Center.

08/07/2025

Associate Professor Kasra Rezaei, MD, led our residents in an intravitreal injection wet lab today in the WISH Lab.

08/05/2025

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

Uveitis is any form of inflammation that impacts the eye, whether from an infection or autoimmune disease that is limited to the eye or can affect other parts of the body.

“As ophthalmologists, uveitis is a rewarding career because it provides the opportunity to develop a long-term relationship with our patients as we work to determine the cause of their eye condition and how we are going to treat it,” said Associate Professor Kathryn Pepple, MD, PhD, Division Director of Uveitis.

Read more about our uveitis patient care team on our website:

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

08/04/2025

Our Summer InSight newsletter is now available online here:

Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to present the Summer InSight Newsletter from the University of Washington Department of Ophthalmology. Please visit this link to read the newsletter in its entirety on our website or any of the articles linked individually below:

07/20/2025

A Puyallup love story, congratulations to Nicole Mattson, MD, residency class of 2025 and her fiance Ryan Carlson, MD, PhD and here's to an amazing future together. Learn more about Ryan in this profile below.

07/18/2025

Your generous gift during these uncertain times helps protect UW Medicine’s mission to improve the health of the public.

07/16/2025

Uveal melanoma, also known as ocular melanoma, is rare; only a few thousand individuals are diagnosed every year. This aggressive cancer and its treatments often lead to vision loss and a high rate of secondary metastasized cancer.

UW Medicine is transforming how we treat eye cancers, offering patients a brighter future and new possibilities for longer, healthier lives.

“At UW Medicine, we have world-class physicians and world-class facilities, which allows us to bring patients with rare tumors to one place that is quite unique in the country. It creates an opportunity for a center of excellence that is unmatched,” says Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Andrew Stacey, MD, MSc.

UW Ophthalmology's ocular oncology program is one of the few in the country with specialized expertise in these rare and often aggressive conditions. Patients have access to the latest, most effective options available, including surgery, advanced radiation therapies and precision medicine approaches that tailor treatments to individual needs.

Learn more about Dr. Stacey and ocular oncology care here
https://give.uwmedicine.org/stories/new-hope-for-patients-with-rare-eye-cancers/

How donor-supported research leads to new treatments for patients with these aggressive diseases.

07/09/2025

11 UW Medicine Ophthalmology faculty members have been honored as among Seattle’s Top Docs 2025 by Seattle Magazine in its July issue. Seattle Magazine has published a list of the region’s top doctors for the past 25 years. None paid to be included, and all were nominated by their peers.

UW Ophthalmology faculty honored as Top Docs by Seattle Magazine are:

Michelle Cabrera, MD (pediatrics); Professor; Division Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology

Christopher Chambers, MD (oculoplastics); Professor; Division Director, Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Philip Chen, MD (glaucoma); Professor; Grace E. Hill Endowed Chair; Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Chief of Ophthalmology, Harborview Medical Center

Eric Duerr, MD (comprehensive and glaucoma); Assistant Professor

Shu Feng, MD (comprehensive), Associate Professor; Director of Medical Student Education

Courtney Francis, MD (neuro-ophthalmology); Professor; Division Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology; Medical Director, UW Medicine Eye Institute

Eugene May, MD (neuro-ophthalmology); Professor of Clinical Practice

Raghu Mudumbai, MD (glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology); Associate Professor; Division Director, Glaucoma

Miel Sundararajan, MD (cornea and external disease and uveitis), Assistant Professor, Division Director, Cornea and External Disease

Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD (uveitis); Boyd K. Bucey Memorial Professor And Chair, UW Medicine Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Roger and Angie Karalis Johnson Retina Center; Director, UW Vision Science Center

Jennifer Yu, MD, PhD (comprehensive); Professor of Clinical Practice; Director, 4W Ophthalmology Clinic at Harborview; Director of Trauma and Consult Services at Harborview

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July! Stay safe in the sun today, our own Dr. Andrew Chen suggests having some form of UV protection with sunglasses or even finding shade, covering with clothing like a hat, or staying under an outdoor shelter.