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UNC Ophthalmology remains committed to caring for our patients. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in North Carolina, we ask that you call the Kittner Eye Center at 984-974-2020 if you have an eye emergency before coming to the practice. Should you need prescription refills, please be in touch by phone at 984-974-2020 or log on to your My UNC Chart Account and send a message to your doctor via the message system https://myuncchart.org/. Our Holly Springs office is temporarily closed. If you have an eye emergency, please call the Kittner Eye Center, and we will make arrangements for you to be treated.

March 31, 2020

To learn more about how Corona Virus can affect your eyes, click here. https://www.med.unc.edu/ophth/files/2020/03/CoronaVirusandYourVision.pdf

March 31, 2020

UNC Ophthalmology hosted The Carolinas Residencies Advanced Anterior Segment Surgical Training Course on February 29. Organized by Dr. Kenneth Cohen of UNC Ophthalmology, 27 residents from UNC, Duke, MUSC, and Wake Forest participated learning advanced surgical techniques. Lectures and surgical practice techniques were provided by 13 physicians and 10 corporate representatives.

March 9, 2020

UNC Ophthalmology welcomes Dr. Beth Friedland to its clinical practice as a comprehensive ophthalmologist. Dr. Friedland is seeing patients at the Kittner Eye Center. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Friedland, call 984-974-2020.

March 3, 2020

Dr. Matt Hirsch of UNC Ophthalmology and collaborator R. Jude Samulski published “Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype-Specific Inverted Terminal Repeat Sequence Role in Vector Transgene Expression” in the February 14, 2020 issue of Human Gene Therapy. Their article made the cover of this prestigious international journal.

March 1, 2020

Kittner Family Distinguished Professor & Chair of UNC Ophthalmology Donald L. Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., has been named President of the American Glaucoma Society for 2020. The mission of the organization is to maintain and improve the quality of patient care primarily through improvement, exchange and dissemination of information and scientific knowledge pertinent to glaucoma and related diseases.

March 1, 2020

The UNC Eye Symposium scheduled for Saturday, April 4, has been postponed until Saturday, October 10, 2020. For questions, please contact Melissa Carroll at mlcarroll@med.unc.edu.

February 25, 2020

UNC Ophthalmology welcomes Dr. Beatrice Y. Brewington to its Medical Retina Practice at Kittner Eye Center and Holly Springs. To book an appointment with Dr. Brewington, please call 984-974-2020.

January 30, 2020

Dr. Nik Ulrich, Associate Professor at UNC Ophthalmology, has been elected to the leadership of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.

January 30, 2020

Lifestyle choices may help Glaucoma patients preserve their sight. Ask your UNC Eye Doctor about exercise, diet and healthy body weight to help minimize losing vision to Glaucoma.

January 30, 2020