News and Events

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.

Professor of Ophthalmology Leon Herndon, MD was featured in a recent Healio article discussing the importance of mentorship

Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASCS, FACS will speak at the HCPLive State of the Science Webinar on August 21, 2024. The topic of this webinar is "Real-world Evidence on the Efficacy and Durability of Novel Therapies for nAMD, DME, and RVO". 

Durga Borkar, MD, MMCi published an editorial piece in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Journal on "Leveraging Real-World Evidence to Enhance Clinical Trials."

Duke University undergraduate students Juliet Nolt and Disha Jotsinghani presented their research during the Duke Summer Science Neuroscience Program poster celebration on July 26, 2024. 

Duke Eye Center was well represented with podium and poster presentations from faculty and trainees and three faculty honored with awards at the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS)

Duke Eye Center will host the annual symposium of the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation (BEBRF) on November 2, 2024. The goal of the BEBRF is "to undertake, promote, develop and carry on the search for the cause, cure, and treatment of benign essential blepharospasm and other related disorders and infirmities of the facial musculature.” During the annual symposium, patients will have the opportunity to hear from experts on blepharospasm, Meige, and other related disorders, as well as connect with other patients and caregivers.