UT Southwestern Ophthalmology
@UTSWOphth
The Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern is nationally and internationally acclaimed for its patient care, research and physician education programs.
Employee Recognition celebrations are underway this month in honor of faculty and staff members' years of service, including cornea specialist R. Wayne Bowman, M.D., and his remarkable career helping patients (and even a gorilla).🦍 utsouthwestern.edu/ctplus/stories… via @utswnews
Congrats @WertLaboratory and @Ashley_in_lab on their exciting paper! Study links female sex hormones to progression of eye disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/artic…
Please join us in welcoming Anupam Mondal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology! A computational genomics expert, Dr. Mondal joins us from the @NatEyeInstitute. Welcome, Dr. Mondal!👏🎉

It's a wrap for the 2025 Ophthalmology residency program graduates! Congrats to these young physicians on the next steps in their ophthalmology journeys: three graduates are going into private group practices in Texas, while six are undertaking fellowships in TX, MI, and OK!🥳


In this latest MedBlog, cornea specialist William H. Waldrop, M.D., discusses the advantages of implanting LALs (light-adjustable lenses) to treat cataracts. The latest LAL technology, LAL+, offers patients an even greater range of vision. utswmed.org/medblog/light-…
The department is proud to present its 2025-26 Chief Residents: rising PGY4s Preston Choi, M.D., and Roma Pradhan, M.D.! Drs. Choi and Pradhan are exemplary leaders, have great clinical skills, and are administratively on the ball. Congrats!🥳👏


Next Tuesday, @JWHarbourMD will discuss the latest in uveal melanoma treatments during the Department of Defense Melanoma Academy Meeting. To attend this Zoom event at noon CT, visit partners.zoom.us/j/84077092381

This weekend, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Shivani Kamat, M.D., will discuss the latest glaucoma treatment trends during the @GlaucomaResear1's patient summit.

The @EyeOnFL Masters in Ophthalmology 2025 annual meeting kicks off tomorrow in Orlando. On Saturday, @JWHarbourMD will discuss the latest in diagnosing and treating ocular cancers.

Registration is still open for our Alumni Day conference on Saturday, June 14: ais.swmed.edu/redcap/surveys…
Registration is open for the 45th Annual Resident & Alumni Day conference on Saturday, June 14! Guest speaker Jane Edmond, M.D., from the Wong Eye Institute at @uthealthaustin will present two talks. More details and registration link are available here events.utsouthwestern.edu/event/45th-ann…
UT Southwestern was among the first institutions to study LASIK through clinical research. Today, our @UTSWOphth team—led by William H. Waldrop, M.D.—uses advanced laser technology to offer personalized care and excellent visual outcomes. 🔗 utswlasik.com
On June 17, @PBTEXAS will host the TED Patient & Caregiver Empowerment Forum in Dallas. UTSW Ophthalmology resident and fellow alumnus Zev Shulkin, M.D., will discuss symptom management and treatment options. To register, visit qrco.de/bfzJO8
It was a time to celebrate this past weekend at the @aostweets annual meeting in Naples, FL. Rafael Ufret-Vincenty, M.D., (@UfretLab) third from left, and Ronald Mancini, M.D., third from right, were inducted into the Society. Congrats!👏

During last month's @YoungMDConnect annual meeting in Austin, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology @KishanGPatelMD discussed anterior vitrectomy. See video on @eyetubenet: ow.ly/SfYY50VTtLa
Having a wonderful time with Drs. Zelia Correa, Gena Konopka and Ron Mancini at 2025 American Ophthalmology Society meeting in Naples, FL. Congratulations to Ron on his induction into AOS.
Registration is open for the 45th Annual Resident & Alumni Day conference on Saturday, June 14! Guest speaker Jane Edmond, M.D., from the Wong Eye Institute at @uthealthaustin will present two talks. More details and registration link are available here events.utsouthwestern.edu/event/45th-ann…


Congrats to Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology @RayWangPhD on receiving a highly competitive Y5 Pilot Grant from @UTSW_CTSA! Dr. Wang's research will focus on "Oculomics: Visualizing Health Through Multimodal Retinal Biomarkers for Ocular and Systemic Diseases." 👏🥳

This past weekend, @JWHarbourMD was in Fort Lauderdale, FL for the annual @RetinaWCongress meeting. His presentation: Game-changing Pharmacologic Therapies for Uveal Melanoma.
