A Breakthrough for Cataract Patients
Durham, NC - Artificial lenses implanted during cataract surgery restore clear vision for millions of patients each year. But the lenses help only at a single focal point, usually distance vision.
McCuen Named Pyron Award Recipient
Brooks McCuen, MD, assistant vice chair ophthalmology and service chief of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service, has been named recipient of the Retina Research Foundations Gertrude D.
Researcher Uses Stem Cells on Eye Disease
DURHAM -- One of the places that researchers are hoping people can benefit from stem cells' restorative properties is degenerative diseases of the eye.
Treating Glaucoma Early Lowers Economic Burden
Durham, N.C. -- Treatments that delay the progression of glaucoma may significantly reduce the economic health burden on people with the disease and on the U.S.
Eye Center Dedicates Fifth Operating Room
The Duke Eye Center dedicated its fifth Operating Room (OR) November 14, 2005.