June 19, 2019
Category: News
June 13, 2019
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends four foods to keep eyes healthy: Kale, Salmon, Oranges and Black-eyed peas. Read the story here: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/four-fantastic-foods
June 13, 2019
Congratulations to the UNC Eye Residency Class of 2019 Drs. Lee Moore, Lauren Rushing, Michael Taggart, and Chris Hwang, pictured here with Dr. Amy Fowler, Vice Chair and Residency Director.
May 28, 2019
Dr. Nik Ulrich of UNC Ophthalmology accepts a check for $4,000 from Lion Dale Dupree of the North Carolina Lions. Funds donated by the Lions will be used for travel to China to treat infants born with retinopathy of prematurity and for cornea research being conducted at UNC Ophthalmology.
May 23, 2019
Four UNC residents attended the 15th Annual Harvard Ophthalmology Intensive Cataract Surgical Training Course with UNC Ophthalmologist Ken Cohen, an invited faculty member. Dr. Cohen lectured on the White Cataract/Poor Red Reflex and trained 130 residents from across the United States on corneal suturing. Pictured are attendees Oleg Alekseev, Sailu Bondalapati, Dr. Ken Cohen, John Deans, and Ryan O’Meilia.
May 7, 2019
UNC Ophthalmology third-year residents Dr. Lee Moore and Dr. Mike Taggart accompanied UNC faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen to San Jose de los Llanos, a rural province of the Dominican Republic, to provide eye care to local residents. They examined 500 patients and performed 110 surgeries, assisting citizens who have minimal access to vision care. The week-long trip was organized by the Hawaiian Eye Foundation.
April 24, 2019
Residents and faculty from UNC, Duke, Wake Forest and the Medical University of South Carolina gathered at the Miracles in Sight Surgical Skills lab on the UNC campus in March to participate in the Advanced Anterior Segment Surgical Course. Hosted by UNC Ophthalmology faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen, the course offered residents the opportunity to learn and practice eight different surgical skills from corneal suturing to use of the femto laser.
April 18, 2019
UNC Ophthalmology Chair Don Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., and Chief Resident Chris Hwang, M.D., traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) to advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Eye Institute.
April 8, 2019
UNC Health Care recognizes physicians for providing outstanding care for their patients. Four members of the UNC Ophthalmology faculty are honored for having 100% of their patients respond that they would “definitely recommend” them. Congratulations to Dr. James Baldwin, Dr. David Fleischman, Dr. Nik Ulrich, and Dr. Alice Zhang on this honor.
April 1, 2019
Drs. Matt Hirsch and Brian Gilger participated as members of the UNC Kittner Eye Team in the National MPS Society Raleigh Run on Saturday, March 30 at Dorothea Dix Park.
April 1, 2019
UNC Ophthalmology Team First to Describe Glaucoma Incidence in Africa.
February 5, 2019