Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Specialties
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Optic nerve disease
Optic nerve imaging
Acquired binocular diplopia
Neuro ophthalmic conditions
Education
Medical School
Universidade Gama Filho (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Internship
Hospital da Lagoa (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Residency
Grupo Visão Oftalmologia (Brasilia, Brasil)
Fellowship
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami, FL)
Cataract Surgery
Instituto de Catarata de Brasília (Brasília, Brasil)
Research Interests
Optic nerve disease, retinal mitochondrial function in patients with multiple sclerosis, optic nerve imaging, neuro ophthalmic conditions, non arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy risk factors, idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Dr. Morais is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology who specializes in neuro-ophthalmologic disease. In practice since 2008 in Brazil, Dr. Morais spent his early ophthalmology career in both private practice (Vision Oftalmologia) and a renowned specialty eye care hospital (Instituto de Catarata de Brasilia ) in Brasilia, Brasil. In the U.S., he served as Chief Medical Officer at Rheumagen in Denver, Colorado before joining Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami for his neuro ophthalmology fellowship.
Dr Morais is a native of New York, NY, but was raised in Brazil from an early age. He is an avid mountain biker and enjoys occasional trips to Brevard and Pisgah National Forest. He lives locally with his wife and three kids.
Please call 984-974-2020 to make an appointment with Dr. Morais. He offers patient care in English and Portuguese and sees Neuro-Ophthalmology patients (ages 10 and up) at the UNC Kittner Eye Center in Chapel Hill.
