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Sharon Fekrat, MD presenting to US Senate

Fekrat Presents to US Senate Special Committee on Aging

Sharon Fekrat, MD was invited to provide testimony to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 following widespread media...

North Carolina Eye and Ear and Duke Health

North Carolina Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Aligns with Duke Health Physician Practice

(Durham, NC—April 1, 2019) The Private Diagnostic Clinic and the Duke Departments of Ophthalmology and Surgery are aligning forces with North...

Duke Eye Center of Winston Salem: An Ever Growing Vision

Duke Eye Center of Winston Salem has been serving patients in Forsyth and the surrounding counties for more than 20 years. A well-established eye...

Algorithm Achieves Objective Quantification of Glaucomatous Damage

Using quantitative spectral-domain (SD) data from optical coherence tomography (OCT) to train a sophisticated algorithm, a Duke ophthalmologist and...

Gupta Selected Emerging Leader for Power List 2019

Preeya Gupta, MD was named an emerging leader in The Ophthalmologist Power List 2019 . Alumni John Berdahl, MD and Eugene de Juan, Jr, MD were also...

O'Sullivan Receives Machemer Award

Matthew O’Sullivan MD, PhD , PGY1 is the recipient of the 2019 Machemer Resident Research Award for his project titled, "Oxygen Regulates Retinal...

Thompson to Serve as an AAO Advocacy Ambassador

Duke glaucoma fellow, Atalie Thompson, MD, MPH had the highest ranked application for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Advocacy Ambassador...

Trent Semans Center for Health Education

Duke University School of Medicine Again Ranked Among Country’s Top Medical Schools

Graduate program rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report places Duke University School of Nursing as the No. 2 program in the nation...

Could An Eye Doctor Diagnose Alzheimer’s Before You Have Symptoms?

Study suggests loss of blood vessels in retina reflect changes in brain health DURHAM, N.C. – A quick eye exam might one day allow eye doctors to...

Quote from press release - Duke University President Vincent E. Price about the Duke Endowment.

Duke Receives $50 Million to Increase Faculty and Advance Scientific Research

A $50 million grant from The Duke Endowment will accelerate and expand the recruitment of research scientists who specialize in the applied and basic...

Targeting Lipoproteins may be Viable Treatment Strategy for AMD

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central blindness in elderly populations of industrialized nations. One...

Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program

Question: What is one of the ways our profession is working to increase diversity in the field of Ophthalmology? Answer: Duke medical students know...

Cynthia Toth, MD Lejla Vajzovic, MD, Du Van-Triet and patient in peds eye imaging suite

Duke Pediatric Eye Imaging Suite - Transforming Eye Care for Children

With bright, cheerful art on the walls, and a location right inside Duke Eye Center's Pediatric Clinic, the new Duke Pediatric Eye Imaging Suite was...

Developing Retinopathy of Prematurity Activity Scale Critical to Future Clinical Trials

A Duke vitreoretinal surgeon was among the authors of a recent JAMA Ophthalmology special communication urging rapid development of a revised...

Dr. Michael Vu and his son, Dr. Daniel Vu

Alum Gives Back to Enhance Training for Today's Ophthalmology Residents

Back when Michael Vu, MD was an ophthalmology resident at Duke in the 1980s, trainees didn’t have a dedicated space to practice their surgical skills...

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