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On January 25, 2025, the Duke Ophthalmology Vision Quest 2025 brought together allied ophthalmic personnel from Duke Eye Center and beyond, for a comprehensive update on the latest advancements, techniques, and new technologies in ophthalmology. The event featured presentations by Duke Eye Center faculty and staff, providing valuable insights into current practices and future trends in eye care.

Leon Herndon Jr, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, has been honored with the Duke Presidential Award, which recognizes individuals and teams who exemplify Duke’s core values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery, and excellence. 

Paloma Liton, PhD coauthored a recent study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sci

Duke Eye Center is proud to announce the selection of its 2025-2026 Ophthalmology Fellows.

Alexander Richardson, Anita Kundu, Ricardo Henao, Terry Lee, MD, Burton L. Scott, Dilraj S. Grewal, MD, and Sharon Fekrat, MD, FARS, FASCS published, "A Convolutional Neural Network to Identify Parkinson’s Disease using Multimodal Retinal Images" in the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 

Tyler Wilfong was born with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a rare collection of inherited eye diseases that slowly robbed his vision. Last year, he went to the Duke Eye Center, one of the few eye hospitals in the U.S. performing gene therapy to halt the disease’s progression. Now Wilfong can work again and watch his baby boy grow. “It’s been life-changing,” he said.

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Mary Diggs-Garris has a lot to be proud of, a beautiful family, a successful teaching career, and a recently earned Doctorate in Education.

We are thrilled to announce that Paloma Liton, PhD has been elected as a Vice President for the

Duke Ophthalmology researchers, led by Rupalatha Maddala, PhD have uncover

Over the years as an occupational therapist, Omar Mohiuddin, OTR/L, MS, MPH, CLVT, came to realize that many accessibility issues often go unaddressed, even in spaces originally designed with older adults and persons with visual impairment in mind. That realization fueled his passion for accessibility and drives his devotion to improving the day-to-day lives of persons with blindness and low vision.