News and Events

Dilraj Grewal, MD, FASRS is the lead PI and Duke is a lead site in the CLARITY phase 3 study, evaluating brepocitinib in non-anterior non-infectious uveitis (NIU). Brepocitinib has been granted Fast Track Designation for NIU by the FDA.

Professor of Ophthalmology Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS was honored with the 2024 Extraordinary Mentorship Award, presented by Real World Ophthalmology. This award recognizes Vajzovic's commitment to mentoring others and the significant positive impact she has made on her mentees' careers.

Congratulations to Duke Ophthalmic Assistant, Erica Norman, for receiving the 2024 BEE Award, presented by the Duke University Hospital Healthy Work Environment Meaningful Recognition sub-committee!

The 24th EURETINA Congress was held September 19 - 22, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. EURETINA is a dedicated community of Retina Specialists from around the globe who strive to work together to prevent avoidable blindness and promote access to cutting-edge retina science worldwide. 

Tyler Wilfong, a Duke Eye Center patient, experiences vision improvements with gene therapy treatment for retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Vision rehabilitation services are crucial for improving the quality of life for pat­ients with visual impairments. Madison Dunning, OD, of Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina, has dedicated her career to providing specialized care to patients dealing with the challenges of vision loss. Her path to optometry and vision rehabilitation started early, shaped by personal experiences and professional training.

Senior Research Associate Tanu Parmar, PhD was selected to participate in the 2024 Emerging Vision Scientists Program, held September 16-17, 2024 in Washington, DC. The program is run by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) and is sponsored by Research to Prevent Blindness. 

The Inaugural Edward G. Buckley Lecture in Pediatric Ophthalmology was held Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Duke Eye Center's AERI Auditorium.

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.