A Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship is offered at Duke Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology under the direction of Edward Buckley, MD. Additional faculty members included: Edward G. Buckley, MD, Laura Enyedi, MD, David Wallace, MD, Tammy Yanovitch, MD, and Terri Young, MD.

 

The pediatric ophthalmology division is a separate clinic in the Duke Eye Center and a state-of-the-art treatment facility. Patients are referred from a multi‑state region for their ophthalmic care. The clinic, OR facilities, and inpatient unit are all housed in a separate eye hospital on the Duke campus. The Ophthalmology department is consistently ranked in the top ten nationally. 

 

Generally, two clinical fellows are selected each year. The fellowship program has two tracks:

Track 1: The one-year clinical fellowship begins the first week of July each year. 

Track 2: The two-year clinical fellowship is fully funded for candidates who want a more serious academic experience. Track 2 consists of a year of clinical work, followed by an additional year largely dedicated to clinical or basic science research projects with some clinical activity. 

Clinical: The clinical experience covers all aspects of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. The clinic sees more than 10,000 patients annually. Ample experience is available on a wide range of clinical entities such as retinoblastoma, congenital glaucoma, strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital and metabolic disorders, ptosis, congenital cataracts, intraocular lens implantation, adult strabismus, pediatric and adult neuro‑ophthalmology, contact lenses, and nystagmus. The fellow is an active part of the surgical team which performs more than 1,000 surgical procedures annually.