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VISION 2019 Now Available

Duke Eye Center's annual publication, VISION is now available. We are proud to report on our accomplishments throughout the year and to honor one of...

N-Goggle that incorporates virtual reality could help improve glaucoma diagnosis and prevent vision loss

Duke Researchers Launch NIH-funded Study to Compare NGoggle with Conventional Glaucoma Detection Methods

A wearable brain-based device called NGoggle that incorporates virtual reality could help improve glaucoma diagnosis and prevent vision loss. Duke...

Complimentary CMEs Featuring Duke Ophthalmology Experts

Duke Health's Clinical Practice Today is offering five complimentary CMEs that featuring our outstanding expert faculty. Learn more about diagnosis...

Daniel Saban, PhD Featured Speaker at Duke Core Day

Daniel Saban, PhD will be a featured speaker at the Annual Core Day events held on February 26, 2018. Core Day will showcase faculty research...

Ocular Oncologist Uncovers Surprising Cause of Large Ocular Mass

Surgery leads to successful outcome. After presenting to his local ophthalmologist with a large ocular mass in his right eye that had been growing...

Study Reveals High Incidence of Undiagnosed Ocular Surface Dysfunction in Patients Presenting for Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmologist recommends routine presurgical testing Failure to treat ocular surface dysfunction prior to cataract surgery can have a significant...

W. Daniel Stamer, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology

New OCT Technology Enables Assessing Disease Status in Glaucoma

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The primary and only modifiable risk factor for the development of glaucoma is...

60 Minutes Features Blind Architect that Helped Design Duke Eye Center Building

Chris Downey, an architect that went blind at age 45 was featured on 60 Minutes Sunday, January 13, 2019. He consulted on the design of the Hudson...

Cover of December 2018 World Korean Medical Journal

Terry Kim, MD Featured as Inspirational Korean Healthcare Leader

Terry Kim, MD Duke Ophthalmology Chief of Cornea, External Disease and Director of Refractive Surgery was the cover story feature in the December...

Post Doc Fellow Awarded Travel Grant to Present Retinal Degeneration Research

Duke Postdoctoral Fellow Thomas Ray was selected to present his research on the molecular basis of retinal disease at the 28th International...

VR Fellows Cindy Cai, MD and Ananth Sastry, MD

Two Vitreoretinal fellows Receive Research Award

First year Duke vitreoretinal surgery fellows, Cindy Cai, MD and Ananth Sastry, MD earned the 2018 VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) Research...

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...

Duke Eye Center at AAO 2018

We recently concluded another successful Annual Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting. To enhance our presence at the meeting, we had a display in...

Sharon Fekrat and Dilraj Grewal present data at AAO 2018

Evidence Mounts That an Eye Scan May Detect Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Two new studies suggest signs of the disease are visible in the eyes before symptoms appear Results from two studies show that a new, non-invasive...

Duke Ophthalmic Technician Program Expands to Offer Additional Session

The Duke Ophthalmic Technician Program, a certificate program offered through the Duke University School of Medicine, has expanded and is now...

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