The American Academy of Ophthalmology has designated April as Sports Eye Safety Month

UNC Eye has published a resource guide for those who are living with low vision.

April 13, 2013 7:30am – 5:30pm Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center 150 DuBose House Lane Chapel Hill, NC 27517 919-913-2098 Featured Speakers: John G. Clarkson, MD – Keynote Speaker American Board of Ophthalmology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Eduardo Alfonso, MD University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Bascom … Read more

UNC Eye MD Dr. Sai Chavala led a new study that is the basis for a promising new blood test to detect ARMD

UNC Eye MD Dr. Sai Chavala led a new study that is the basis for a promising new blood test to detect ARMD

Million dollar gift establishes a multidisciplinary surgical skills lab.

A new surgical clinic recently opened in the Medical Office Building at Chatham Hospital. UNC Health Care surgeons will operate in the year-old, nearly 4,000 square foot space. Surgeries will take place once or twice a week for the following specialty areas – ophthalmology; general surgery; ear, nose and throat; and gynecology.

We would like to announce that our own Dr. Amy Fowler has been accepted to Academy of Educators (AOE). The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine AOE was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School’s strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.

Dr. Donald Budenz, Dr. Jonathan Dutton and Dr. Travis Meredith of the UNC Department of Ophthalmology have been rated by US News and Castle Connolly’s estimation to be in the top 1 percent of all doctors in the nation in their specialities for 2012.

Sylvester and Gabriel Miniter standing at a mosque in Egypt As both a grateful patient and an international businessman, Sylvester F Miniter III has much personal experience and wisdom to share, and we at UNC Ophthalmology wanted to listen. On … Continued