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Partners in Eye Health meets Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30pm in the Rizzo Center. Dr. Kevin Sitko will discuss Neuro-Ophthalmic Emergencies: When to Send Your Eye Patient to the ED

January 17, 2019

Aesthetic Improvement Clinics at Kittner Eye Center January 17 and 24 offer a 25% discount on Botox® Fillers, IPL and more. Call today for an appointment 984-974-2020.

January 14, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Chairman Dr. Donald Budenz (second from right) attends the annual School of Medicine Berryhill Lecture with new Department of Ophthalmology faculty members (from the left) Josh Hardin, Julie Skaggs, Kevin Sitko and Alice Zhang.

November 13, 2018

Did you know that your Flex Spending Account can be used for new eyeglasses? UNC Kittner Eye Center Optical Shop has glasses for the entire family. Update your look with new glasses and sunglasses. Use your Flex Spending Account dollars before the end of 2018.

November 2, 2018

Oleg Alekseev, M.D., Ph.D., a second year resident at UNC Eye, was selected to present a poster and participate in the Sheldon Symposium, an annual event hosted by the University of North Carolina Medical School.

October 23, 2018

Drs. Gao and Mitra of the Han Lab at UNC Eye had their article, Developing Nanoceria-Based pH-Dependent Cancer-Directed Drug Delivery System for Retinoblastoma, accepted for publication in the recent issue of Advanced Functional Materials, a highly-respected journal in chemical materials science. Their project is supported by grant funding from Carolina Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE).

October 23, 2018

Dr. Alice Zhang presented a lecture entitled “Preserving Vision with Macular Degeneration” to an eager audience at The Cedars Retirement Community in early October.

October 9, 2018

Dr. Matt Hirsch of UNC Ophthalmology and members of his lab published “Serotype survey of AAV gene delivery via subconjunctival injection in mice” in the September issue of Gene Therapy. Their article and a related photo made the cover of this prestigious international journal.

October 4, 2018

UNC Ophthalmology congratulates Dr. Liujiang Song, the recipient of the Pfizer-NC Biotech Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gene Therapy announced on October 1, 2018. Her proposal, Exploration of a Minimally Invasive, Safe, and Efficient AAV Delivery Technique for Ocular Gene Therapy, was chosen for funding through a competitive process.

October 2, 2018

UNC Ophthalmology Welcomes Michael Mendsen, O.D., to the Kittner Eye Center. To Make an Appointment With Dr. Mendsen, Call 984-974-2020.

September 20, 2018