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2019 VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation Research Award Recipients

Five Duke trainees have earned the 2019 VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) Research award. This distinguished award includes grant support for...

Aphakia, Age Tied to Increased Glaucoma Risk After Pediatric Lensectomy

Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect may develop in the first year after pediatric lensectomy, and infants three months or younger and those with post-...

The R. Rand Allingham, MD Research Fund Receives Special Matching Opportunity

The Duke Department of Ophthalmology established the R. Rand Allingham, MD Research Fund, which is a permanent endowment to provide research support...

Duke Alum Mark Humayun, MD, PhD Receives 2019 Alumnus Award & Delivers MEDx Distinguished Lecture

Each year, MEDx highlights an innovator at the intersection of engineering and medicine. This year, Dr. Mark Humayun, former Duke Ophthalmology...

Duke Expands International Education SCO – Duke conference in Colombia

Duke Ophthalmology is expanding international education by leading educational sessions at international society meetings – also called the...

Navigating Surgical Complexity in Adult Strabismus

Strabismus commonly presents in children, but the prevalence of this ocular alignment condition is increasing in adults, particularly in the elderly...

Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH Conducts Pediatric Ophthalmology Workshop in Hue, Vietnam

Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH conducted a Pediatric Ophthalmology Workshop as part of a 3 week flying eye hospital program in Hue, Vietnam. The Orbis...

Duke Ophthalmology Expands- Nine New Providers Join Faculty

In an effort to support expanded clinics and regional population growth, Duke Ophthalmology welcomes nine new faculty members. Please welcome the...

Heather Whitson, MD and Harvey Cohen, MD

Changing of the Guard

The day her eyelashes froze together turned out to be a pivotal day for Heather Whitson, MD, HS’01-’04, ‘06 . She was a medical school student at...

Duke Eye Center Faculty Among AAO Achievement Award Recipients

Duke Eye Center is proud to announce that eight faculty members have received Achievement Awards by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for their...

Enyedi and Toth Receive 2019 Women in Ophthalmology Awards

Laura Enyedi, MD and Cynthia Toth, MD of Duke Eye Center were among seven recipients of the 2019 Women in Ophthalmology awards. Women in...

Next-Generation Treatment for Chronic Noninfectious Posterior Uveitis

A study to assess the safety and efficacy of an intraocular sustained drug delivery system to treat chronic noninfectious posterior uveitis revealed...

CFP image was captured using a remote diagnosis imaging device in a primary care clinic

Duke Researchers Develop A New Model for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Triage

Remote imaging increases early disease identification efforts Using a nonmydriatic imaging device to screen patients for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in...

Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD Inducted Into The Retina Society during 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting

Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD was inducted into the prestigious Retina Society during the invitation-only, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting held in London, UK...

A New Model for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Triage

Using a nonmydriatic imaging device to screen patients for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in primary care clinics, Duke researchers found that a remote...

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