Research to Prevent Blindness Awards
Duke Eye Center Faculty members, P. Vasantha Rao, PhD, and Pratap Challa, MD, and a third-year Duke medical student Emily Davies have received awards from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).
SNL Comedian Launches Stem Cell Research Fellowship at Duke Medical Center
Will Forte, writer, producer and cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," announced the establishment of a medical student research fellowship in the field of stem cell biology at the amphitheat
Winston-Salem Office Receives a Patient Advocacy Award
The Duke Eye Center's Winston-Salem office recently received a patient advocacy award during Duke's National Patient Advocacy week.
Asrani Promoted to Associate Professor
Sanjay Asrani, MD, in the Glaucoma Service, has been promoted to associate professor of ophthalmology. Asrani arrived at the Eye Center in July 1997 as a resident.
Artificial Cornea Restores Vision
DURHAM, NC — A severe allergic reaction to a medication robbed Elma Phifer of her vision two decades ago when she was 39.
Gene Variant Increases Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Durham, NC — Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center have pinpointed the first major gene that determines an individual's risk for developing
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Graduate
Following a graduation ceremony, the Duke Eye Center honored the seven new graduates of its Ophthalmic Medical Technician Program at a tea in the lobby of the new Albert Eye Research Institute on J