Research on Retinal Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Presented at International 2015 ADI Conference
Dr. Eleonora (Nora) Lad, MD, PhD presented the interdisciplinary, collaborative research on retinal biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on Wedne
Duke patient regains sight via 'bionic eye'
For 33 years, Larry Hester's world was dark—but thanks to a "bionic eye" implanted by Duke Eye Center, he is now getting a second chance at sight.
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WUNC: Learning How to See: Bionic Eye Update
A month ago Larry Hester became the first person in North Carolina to receive a bionic eye. Blind since the age of 30, Hester, who has been treated at the Duke Eye Center, is now learning how
Youngster's Eye Injury Inspires Entrepreneurial Fund Raiser
SINCE THE SPRING OF 2012, Cole Reisdorf will never see some of his favorite toys – skateboards and NERF® guns – in the same light.
Research to Prevent Blindness Awards
Duke Eye Center Faculty members, P. Vasantha Rao, PhD, and Pratap Challa, MD, and a third-year Duke medical student Emily Davies have received awards from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).
SNL Comedian Launches Stem Cell Research Fellowship at Duke Medical Center
Will Forte, writer, producer and cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," announced the establishment of a medical student research fellowship in the field of stem cell biology at the amphitheat
Winston-Salem Office Receives a Patient Advocacy Award
The Duke Eye Center's Winston-Salem office recently received a patient advocacy award during Duke's National Patient Advocacy week.
Asrani Promoted to Associate Professor
Sanjay Asrani, MD, in the Glaucoma Service, has been promoted to associate professor of ophthalmology. Asrani arrived at the Eye Center in July 1997 as a resident.
Artificial Cornea Restores Vision
DURHAM, NC — A severe allergic reaction to a medication robbed Elma Phifer of her vision two decades ago when she was 39.