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In Chapel Hill Magazine‘s 2025 “Best of Chapel Hill” reader’s survey, UNC Kittner Eye Center has yet again been named to a select group of top ophthalmology/optometry practices within the Chapel Hill / Orange County (Carrboro & Hillsborough) area. Year after year, readers who value the top-tier eye care delivered...

By July, many adults and youth have spent extended periods outdoors during some of the northern hemisphere’s hottest, sunniest weeks of the year.

UNC Ophthalmology is pleased to recognize the achievements and impactful 40+-year career of retiring Professor of Ophthalmology Beth R. Friedland, MD. Renowned in part for her excellence in teaching next-generation eye specialists and her critical contributions to integrated patient care enterprise, Dr. Friedland has been a vital member of UNC...

The Arthur C. Chandler Jr., MD Teaching Award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon UNC Department of Ophthalmology faculty  over the course of the academic year. Presented at the annual graduation banquet, this award celebrates a faculty member whose extraordinary dedication to resident education, mentorship, and academic leadership...

Over two days in mid-June, UNC Ophthalmology hosted a daylong celebration of scholarly achievement and honored graduating residents and fellows for completing their ophthalmology residency and subspecialty fellowship programs.

A collaborative team of University of North Carolina Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Statistics researchers have recently examined ocular trauma as a risk factor for geriatric mortality.

UNC Ophthalmology joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in spotlighting June as June is Cataracts Awareness Month! In June, the eye professionals community emphasizes awareness of an ocular disease that affects 25 million Americans of advancing age. UNC Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Rodolfo Bonatti, MD, is a specialist in...

UNC Ophthalmology congratulates Professor of Ophthalmology and Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) specialist Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, FARVO, for being named a 2025 Ophthalmology Research All-Star and top 3% contributor to ophthalmology healthcare research by healthcare data analytics corporation Avant-Garde Health. Dr. Iannaccone is a long-time physician scientist with a primary...

  Every spring, outpatient clinic team members are celebrated across UNC Health during Outpatient Teammate Appreciation Week. In mid-May, UNC Ophthalmology clinical teammates enjoyed comradery at UNC Kittner Eye Center with activities organized by the clinic, as well as events hosted by UNC Health: Monday, May 12th: Carolina Blue Day...

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), held in Los Angeles, CA, in late April, brought together leading experts to discuss the latest advancements in anterior segment surgery and vision science. UNC Ophthalmology was prominently represented by Dr. Mohammad Soleimani, Professor of Ophthalmology...

If you're like most American adults surveyed on eye health, you're likely to believe any indicators of eye disease appear as noticeable changes in one's vision.

On Saturday, April 12th, UNC Ophthalmology faculty, trainees and ophthalmic techs joined eye care professionals from across the Southeast and beyond at the daylong 2025 UNC EYE Symposium in Chapel Hill, NC.