News

We are excited to present the 2026 issue of VISION magazine, showcasing another year of remarkable progress, innovation, and impact across the Duke Eye Center. This edition highlights inspiring stories, pioneering research, and the extraordinary accomplishments of our faculty, trainees, and staff who continue to shape the future of ophthalmology.

Duke Eye Center had a strong presence at the Vit‑Buckle Society Annual Meeting, held April 9–11, 2026, in Las Vegas. Our faculty, fellows, medical students, and research trainees contributed across invited talks, moderation, and poster presentations reflecting Duke’s leadership in vitreoretinal surgery, research, and education.

Duke Eye Center is proud to congratulate Kyle McPherson, a PhD candidate in the University Program in Genetics & Genomics and member of the Bowes Rickman Lab, on being selected for a 2026 Germinator Award from the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences.

Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi’21, has been named a recipient of a 2026 Emerging Leader Award by the Duke Medical Alumni Association in recognition of her exceptional impact at the intersection of vitreoretinal surgery, clinical data science, and health‑technology innovation. 

Duke Eye Center hosted the 2026 Fellows Advanced Vitreous Surgery (FAVS) Course on March 27–28, 2026, at the Washington Duke Inn.

The Duke Eye Center is pleased to announce the promotions of two distinguished faculty members, effective April 1, 2026.

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.