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Dr. Don Budenz, Chair of UNC Ophthalmology, recently completed a mission trip to Ghana, West Africa, to examine patients and perform glaucoma surgery. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The highest incidence of glaucoma in the world is in West Africa.

September 5, 2019

Dr. Scott Lawrence, adjunct faculty at UNC Ophthalmology, visited with UNC Eye Residents and Faculty in July and gave an update on his clinic and practice in Ethiopia. Dr. Lawrence is pictured with UNC Ophthalmology Chair, Dr. Donald Budenz.

Dr. Kathy Whitfield, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, recently served as a visiting professor at the Tianjin Eye Hospital in Tianjin, China. Dr. Whitfield was also a speaker at the 2019 Tianjin International Ophthalmology Forum. Dr. Whitfield is pictured with colleague Grace Prakalapakorn, M.D., from Duke, and local ophthalmology students.

UNC Ophthalmology and the Kittner Eye Center have again been named Best of Chapel Hill in an annual readers’ survey.

Dr. Julie Skaggs of UNC Ophthalmology was welcomed by the Senior Striders of Chapel Hill to talk about preserving vision for a lifetime. Senior Striders is organized through the Orange County Department on Aging.

UNC Residents Lee Moore, Ryan O’Meilia, Chris Hwang and John Deans welcome Dr. Tom Oetting, Residency Director at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, to 2019 Residents’ Day.

Dr. Zongchao Han, Associate Professor at UNC Ophthalmology, recently received funding from two prestigious organizations: the Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation for Macular Degeneration Research and the BrightFocus Foundation.

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

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Thomas A. Oetting, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa, is the featured speaker at UNC Ophthalmology Residents’ and Fellows Research Day on Saturday, June 8. Click here for more details.