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Duke Ranked Top 10 Ophthalmology Hospital In US News & World Report Annual Survey

We are proud to announce that Duke Ophthalmology is once again ranked in the top 10 in the 2019-2020 US News & World Report Best Hospital...

Duke Retina Experts Lead Key Presentations at 2019 ASRS

Duke retina experts were selected to present key research, lead instructional courses and participate on panels at the 2019 American Society of...

Expert Panel in Macular Degeneration Recommends Paradigm Shift to Expedite Development of Treatments

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness among the elderly. There are two types of AMD, neovascular or “wet” form...

Brain-Computer Interface Tests May be Key to Glaucoma Diagnosis

New, improved tools create more accessible remote testing, digital assessment To gradually phase out reliance on subjective visual field tests as the...

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SURGICAL VIDEO: Minimally Invasive Corneal Neurotization Technique

Featured as an Editor's Choice Video in Academy Express Newsletter July 10, 2019 In this surgical video , Drs. Ilya Leyngold, Michelle Latting and...

Whitson Chairs New Prevent Blindness Advisory Committee

Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS , Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, and Deputy Director of the Center for the Study...

Pediatric Patient Gives Back with Senior Project

Ethan Ames a resident of Holly Springs, NC and longtime patient of Sharon Freedman, MD chose to give back to Freedman and Duke Eye Center for his...

Toth Receives Prestigious RPB Stein Innovation Award

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has granted Cynthia Toth, MD , of Duke University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology an RPB Stein...

Capturing the Entire Eye in 3-D with Optical Coherence Tomography

Anthony Kuo, MD, and Ryan McNabb, PhD, demonstrate the potential of whole-eye imaging in this video (3:26) Using Optical Coherence Tomography to look...

Cartoon depiction of Prcd−/− pathobiology

A Small Protein Shapes the Light-sensitive Membranes of the Retina

Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRCD) is a small protein residing in the light-sensitive membranes of the photoreceptor cells. The function of...

Class of 2019 Honored at Banquet

The graduating fellows, residents and ophthalmic technician program students were recognized and honored on June 9, 2019 at the annual Trainee...

Residents and Fellows Scientific Symposium 2019

Residents, fellows and medical students were able to show off their hard work and latest research by way of lectures and posters during our annual...

New ASCRS Treatment Algorithm for Dry Eye Disease

Any ocular surface disease (OSD), but most commonly, dry-eye disease (DED), can reduce visual quality and quantity and adversely affect refractive...

Duke OpTech Student Presentation Day

Our Ophthalmic Technician students presented their topic of interest during Student Presentation Day. A great day for our students to showcase their...

Fekrat and Grewal Present at Special Alzheimer's Association Meeting

Sharon Fekrat, MD and Dilraj Grewal, MD were invited among a group of international speakers to a podium and panel session to present their recent...

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