News and Events

The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) held it's annual meeting April 5-8, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and glaucoma specialist Jullia Rosdahl, MD, PhD shares resources she's developed to educate colleagues on stress reduction, self-care and well-being to combat burnout in the latest issue of Healio | Ocular Surgery News. 

The 2024 Vit-Buckle Society's Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, FL was held April 4 - 6, 2024. The goal of the meeting is to create an intimate, interactive, discussion-oriented atmosphere aimed at nurturing innovative surgical and medical therapeutic approaches and technologies in order to foster best practices for the management of retinal pathologies.

Duke Ophthalmic Photographer Christiaan Lopez-Miro's award-winning image was f

We’re excited to announce that Michael Quist, MD has joined the Duke Eye Center Glaucoma Division!

The Duke Fellows Advanced Surgery Course (fAVS) was held March 22-23, 2024, marking its 10th year. One of the first vitreoretinal surgery courses for fellows, it was led by course director Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS and course co-chairs Dilraj Grewal, MD, FASRS, Xi Chen, MD, PhD, and Durga Borkar, MD, MMCi. Duke fAVS has become the premier educational course for retina fellows across the world, attracting 92 retina fellows and 14 resident awardees this year, along with 28 esteemed faculty speakers and 81 industry representatives.

Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD delivered the Gifford Lecture at the  Illinois Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and Chicago Ophthalmological Society Meeting. 

 The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) held its annual meeting March 2-7, 2024 in Honolulu, HI. Duke Neuro-Ophthalmology faculty Nathan Tagg, MD and Mays Dairi, MD along with fellow Tali Okrent, MD presented during the meeting.

Sharon Freedman, MD was honored with the prestigious Outstanding Educator Award during the annual meeting of the America Glaucoma Society (AGS) on Saturday March 2, 2024. This award recognized her consistent and extraordinary commitment to advancing glaucoma education to residents, fellows, and colleagues including over 30 years of service with Duke Eye Center. Freedmen currently serves as tenured Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Chief of the Pediatric Ophthalmology Division, and Fellowship Director.