Vision Quest 2026

Vision quest conference

Duke Eye Center hosted Vision Quest 2026 on Saturday April 25, an engaging continuing education program for allied pphthalmic personnel led by Course Director Giselle Grimshaw, COMT, ROUB. This year’s program delivered a full day of high‑value learning focused on glaucoma, eye trauma, imaging, ocular anatomy, ocular oncology, refractive care, and more.

The agenda featured expert-led sessions including:

  • Glaucoma as it Relates to Global Ophthalmology — Leon Herndon, MD

  • Reconstruction in Eye Trauma — Jason Liss, MD

  • De‑Escalating Fear in the Traumatized Patient — Anna Boyd Jefferson, BCO, Carolina Eye Prosthetics

  • The Best of Ocular Photography: OCT, B‑Scans, Slit Lamp & Fundus Photos — Paola Belleau‑Torres, CRA, COT, OCT‑C, CPT; Arpita Maniar, MD

  • Eye‑Banking and Eye Anatomy — Morgan Seekford, Precision Ocular Network; Cason Robbins, MD

  • Ocular Surface Disease — Melissa Daluvoy, MD

  • The Discovery of New Retinal Structure — Oleg Alekseev, MD, PhD

  • Spin and See Eye Trivia — Mikayla Davis, COA

Breakout Sessions

  • Hands‑On Eye Anatomy: Dissection of Real Human Eyes — Morgan Seekford; Cason Robbins, MD

  • OCT in Ocular Oncology and Retina — Paola Belleau‑Torres; Christiaan Lopez‑Miro; Nicholas Patterson; Arpita Maniar, MD

  • Refracting Patients with Premium IOLs: What Do I Do? — Adam Moses, COMT; Cason Robbins, MD

Vision Quest 2026 delivered a dynamic mix of education, collaboration, and practical skill‑building, continuing our commitment to advancing excellence in ophthalmic care.

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