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An insightful article in Ophthalmology Times by Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, and Yesha Raval, explores the rapid

Duke Eye Center celebrated the 2025 class graduating residents and fellows on June 14, 2025 during a heartfelt ceremony honoring their accomplishments, dedication, and bright futures.

On June 12, 2025, the Duke Eye Center proudly celebrated the graduation of the 2025 class of the Duke Ophthalmic Technician Program.

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has granted Oleg Alekseev, MD, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology, a $350,000 RPB Career Development Award to support eye research. The support is provided over a four-year period for the project, “Gene-agnostic therapy for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.” 

A complex surgical case from Duke Eye Center is now featured on the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) One Network.

Duke Eye Center is proud to share that Lee Ann McKinney, COT, OSC, and Valerie Honeycutt, COT, were recently featured in the May/June 2025 supplement of Retina Today.

Emilia Cruz-Garcia was diagnosed with congenital cataracts weeks after she was born, and surgery successfully removed them.

18 Duke faculty members have been named among the top 5% of ophthalmology researchers worldwide by the A

Duke Eye Center proudly participated in the 2025 Retina World Congress, held May 9-12, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

BrightFocus Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research and Macular Degeneration Research programs have awarded funding to