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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...

Dedication of The Frances and Stephen Foster Center for Ocular Immunology

We are pleased to announce the opening of the Frances and Stephen Foster Center for Ocular Immunology. This is a historic milestone for Duke Eye...

Clinical Practice Today : Severe Congenital Glaucoma in an Newborn

This was originally published on October 9, 2018 in Duke Health's Clinical Practice Today . Immediately after a baby was born, her care team noticed...

Fekrat Editor, Second Edition Curbside Consultations in Retina

Sharon Fekrat, MD , vitreoretinal faculty and VR fellowship director is the editor of Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions , Second...

Kheir Receives First Place at NCSEPS

Wajiha Kheir, MD, Duke Eye Center's first ever ophthalmic oncology fellow received first place for her poster " Choroidal Melanoma During Pregnancy:...

Heed Fellowships Awarded

Four Duke Eye Center fellows have been awarded Heed Fellowships for 2018. The Heed Ophthalmic Foundation supports post-graduate studies in...

Welcome Glaucoma Specialist Jaixi Ding, MD

We are pleased to welcome Jaxai Ding, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, to our Winston Salem practice. She will begin seeing patients on...

Basic Science Day Showcases Wide Spectrum of Discovery Research at Duke

Eleven Duke faculty members and 34 biomedical students presented their basic science research at the School of Medicine’s 9th Annual Basic Science...

Medical Student Leads Study to Extend New Non-invasive Imaging Technology to Infants

Duke scientists found that a recently popularized non-invasive technology used to detect eye diseases in adults can also be used on infants. Using an...

Official Kickoff for the Duke Sports Vision Center

On Thursday September 6, 2019, we officially celebrated the Duke Sports Vision Center (DSVC) with a tailgate themed kickoff event. Duke Football and...

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