News and Events

The American Glaucoma Society (AGS) will hold their annual meeting February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Huntington Beach, California. The meeting will showcase the highest-caliber papers, posters, and symposia, including presentations by our own Duke Eye Center glaucoma experts.

Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD was quoted in Next Avenue health feature on "5 Good-News Items on Health", sharing how cataract surgery is faster and virtually pain-free.

Research Scientist in the Liton Lab, Myoungsup Sim, PhD, has been awarded the 2024 Shaf

Two Duke Eye Center Residents, Cason Robbins, MD, PGY3 and Rami Gabriel, MD, PGY4 were honored with the 2024 Resident ASCRS Excellence Award.

Paloma Liton, PhD was announced as the Executive Editor of Experimental Eye Research, the official journal of the 

Comprehensive Division Chief Anupama Horne, MD, along with two Duke Eye Technicians, Valerie Honeycutt, COT and Ashley Gr

Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD's first Duke Global Ophthalmology Mission of 2024 brought him to Yogyakarta, Indonesia to train local ophthalmologists on corneal transplants and eye banking.

Duke Eye Center is proud to announce the residency class of 2028! 

Duke Eye Center faculty, residents, and staff representatives attended the annual meeting of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) in Austin, Texas January 31 – February 3, 2024. AUPO works to encourage the promotion of medical education, research, and patient care in ophthalmology.

Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD and his recent work with the Himalayan Cataract project in S. Sudan were featured on streaming channel NBC News Now as part of their Good News with Kate Snow segment. This great story demonstrates the personal, emotional, and economic impact of performing sight saving surgeries in underserved areas of the world.