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The North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (NCSEPS) held its annual meeting in Greensboro, NC September 14-15, 2024. NCSEPS strives to represent the best interests of ophthalmologists and their patients through advocacy and education. The annual meeting includes an educational program that presents medical and surgical developments in ophthalmology, along with the opportunity to network with ophthalmologists across the state of North Carolina. 

The 57th annual meeting of the Retina Society was held September 11-15, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Several Duke Retina Faculty and trainees participated in the meeting, including Durga Borkar, MD, MMCi, Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, Majda Hadziahmetovic, MD, Glenn Jaffe, MD, Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD, Cynthia Toth, MD, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, Michalis Georgiou, MD, PhD, Tammy Hsu, MD, Mustafa Iftikhar, MD, Angela Li, MD and Hemal Patel.

Duke Ophthalmic Photographer Ryan Imperio, CRA, OCT-C has been honored with the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award. This prestigious award is presented by the Royal Museums Greenwich in London, United Kingdom and is the world's largest and most prestigious contest of its kind, with more than 3,500 submissions from 58 countries. 

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Vitreoretinal Disease Specialist, Madja Hadziahmetovic, MD published an article in the September Issue of Retina entitled, "Managing DR in Pregnancy: A (Not-So) Hot Topic."

Duke University’s Office of Graduate Medical Education is happy to announce this year's First Look event focused on our diverse and inclusive GME community. This virtual event is open to all residency applicants, and is an opportunity to hear directly from program directors, faculty, and residents about training opportunities at Duke and life in Durham, NC.

We are proud to have 22 Duke led presentations at the 2024 Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) Summer Symposium in Carlsbad, California held August 22-25. 

Vice Chair for Clinical Research and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD was featured in a recent Healio Video Perspective from the 2024 ASRS meeting. 

We are thrilled to announce that Kevin Jackson, MD has joined the Duke Eye Center Cornea Division. Dr. Jackson completed his ophthalmology residency training and a cornea fellowship at Duke and it is a honor to welcome him back as a faculty member.

Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Ophthalmology Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS will be a guest speaker at the 2024 State of the Science Summit in Ophthalmology on August 21 at 7:00 PM. This virtual event offers an opportunity to hear from Fekrat and other experts in the profession as they discuss real-world evidence on the efficacy and durability of novel therapies for nAMD, DME, and RVO.

PGY1 Ophthalmology Resident Agnes Owete, MD, traveled to Portland, Oregon last week to represent the Duke Global Ophthalmology Program at the 2024 Global Ophthalmology Summit.