News and Events

Daniel R. Saban, PhD is the recipient of the 2024 Cogan Award, presented by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). This prestigious award recognizes young researchers that have made significant contributions to research in ophthalmology or visual science, and that show substantial promise for future contributions in this field.   

Miracles In Sight, which has helped fund the Duke Cornea Fellowship for a decade, recently expanded their support of the program with a generous gift that will allow us to add a fourth fellow who w

The annual meeting for the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) will be held May 5-9 in Seattle, Washington.

The iMIND Research Team, led by Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, was honored with the 2024 Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award presented by the Duke University School of Medicine Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.

We are proud to announce three faculty promotions in our department this month:

Three Duke Eye Center faculty members serve as representatives on the American Academy of Ophthalmology Council, a distinguished honor bestowed upon them by their peers.
 

Duke Ophthalmology Faculty and Trainees gathered with ophthalmologists from across the country to participate in American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Advocacy Day in in Washington D.C.

Duke Ophthalmic Photographer Christiaan Lopez-Miro received an honorable mention for his photo in the gonio category at the 2024 Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Ophthalmic Ph

The 49th Annual Meeting of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) was held April 7 - 11 in Austin, Texas and included 16 Duke led presentations. The goals of this annual meeting are to advance the quality of children's eye care, support the training of pediatric ophthalmologists, support research activities in pediatric ophthalmology, and advance the care of adults with strabismus.

Professor of Ophthalmology Sanjay Asrani, MD authored the cover article for Glaucoma Today's March/April Issue where he discusses "Screening and Establishing a Diagnosis With OCT".