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Duke Eye Center faculty and trainees participated in the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), held March 18–22, 2026, in Bos

We are proud to announce that three Duke Eye Center faculty members, Esen Akpek, MD, Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASRS, and Goldis Malek, PhD have been named among the School of Medicine’s 2026 Distinguishe

Duke Eye Center hosted the annual Duke Controversies in Cornea and Cataract Surgery Symposium on March 21, 2026, a full‑day educational meeting that brought together ophthalmologists, opt

Duke Eye Center is pleased to announce that Naveen Karthik, MD, and Hazem Mousa, MD, have been named chief residents for the 2026–2027 academic year.

The findings from a recent eLife study were featured in a Q&A in The Ophthalmologist, highlighting Duke Eye Center rese

Duke Eye Center faculty Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASRS, and Dilraj S. Grewal, MD, FASRS, are featured in the March 2026 issue of Retina Today in the publication’s Imaging section. Their article, “Retinal Diagnostics in Alzheimer Disease: Where Are We Now?”, highlights how advances in retinal imaging are opening new possibilities for early, noninvasive detection of Alzheimer disease (AD).

DURHAM, N.C. – When the eye’s drainage system clogs, pressure builds up and causes damage. The pressure can lead to glaucoma and vision loss. New research, published March 9 in the journal Immunity, reveals that a specialized set of immune cells act as the cleanup crew, pointing to a promising new target for therapies to prevent a major cause of blindness.

Laura Enyedi, MD recently hosted Healio’s Mend the Gap podcast episode, “Live from AAO 2025: Identifying Ch

Scientists at Duke Eye Center may have solved a decades-old mystery in ophthalmology that could pave the way to treating a rare, incurable form of blindness

Duke Global Ophthalmology traveled to Roatán, Honduras, from February 15–20 to provide essential eye care services in partnership with Clinica Esperanza, the Health in Sight Mission’s clinic.