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In Festive December, Just Remember to Protect Your Eyes!

December 2, 2024

It’s December and the holiday season has arrived. When year-end merry-making leads adults and youth to engage in careless behavior, the risk of eye injury increases considerably. In a month loaded with gift-giving and celebratory occasions, individuals are at risk of ocular trauma in the path of high-speed, shooting projectiles, from newly opened toys to … Read more

Jackie Bower Named One of 10 Inaugural Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC) Scholars

November 8, 2024

UNC Ophthalmology congratulates Research Assistant Professor Jackie Bower, PhD, for being named one of 10 scientists worldwide to the inaugural class of Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC) Scholar Award recipients. The OHC is a trans-Atlantic partnership between University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (Cleveland, Ohio). The Centre brings … Read more

It’s Halloween! Don’t Take Chances With Your Eyes.

October 30, 2024

From face makeup to colored contacts, Halloween costume accessories can pose serious risk of infection to the eyes. This month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology offers a list of Halloween Eye Safety Tips & Prevention to guide youth and adult young-at-heart Halloween goers through keeping their eyes safe as they perfect their costume: Steer clear of … Read more

Student Research Assistants: Contributors Learning Basic & Clinical Research Application to Medicine

October 2, 2024

At large academic medical centers like the University of North Carolina, the spotlight shines on basic and physician scientists who advance translational breakthroughs in improved patient care.  Without learners involved in the work of basic science labs and clinical trials, however, faculty P.I.s would face a near-impossible task in keeping up with the multi-layered, requisite … Read more

September 23rd-29th is National Eye Health Week!

September 22, 2024

September 23rd to 29th is National Eye Health Week! As Healthy Aging Month wraps up, National Eye Health Week provides a second opportunity in September to reinforce American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO) messaging on good eye health. During National Eye Health Week, take time to review the AAO’s Tips & Prevention page to learn more on preventive, … Read more

October Is World Blindness Awareness Month!

September 22, 2024

Every October, World Blindness Awareness Month brings attention to the daily challenges faced by the blind and visually impaired community. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “everyone, if they live long enough, will experience at least one eye disease or disorder in their lifetime.” Two globally recognized blindness outreach organizations — The National Federation … Read more

Celebrate Healthy Aging & Healthy Eyes in September!

August 30, 2024

As adults enter their 40s, the decreasing capacity to focus on near- and far-range objects is a telltale sign of the toll aging takes on ocular health. Entering this mid-life* stage, early-detection eye health practices should be a critical part of new routines adults adopt to offset diminishing whole body function. By age 40, a … Read more

September is Cortical Visual Impairment Awareness Month!

August 26, 2024

September is dedicated to increasing awareness of Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). This leading cause of visual impairment in children in the U.S. and developed world is a lesser-known type of ocular impairment that originates in the brain’s visual center (visual cortex), rather in the eye.