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Residents and faculty from UNC, Duke, Wake Forest and the Medical University of South Carolina gathered at the Miracles in Sight Surgical Skills lab on the UNC campus in March to participate in the Advanced Anterior Segment Surgical Course. Hosted by UNC Ophthalmology faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen, the course offered residents the opportunity to learn and practice eight different surgical skills from corneal suturing to use of the femto laser.

April 24, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Chair Don Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., and Chief Resident Chris Hwang, M.D., traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) to advocate for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Eye Institute.

April 18, 2019

UNC Health Care recognizes physicians for providing outstanding care for their patients. Four members of the UNC Ophthalmology faculty are honored for having 100% of their patients respond that they would “definitely recommend” them. Congratulations to Dr. James Baldwin, Dr. David Fleischman, Dr. Nik Ulrich, and Dr. Alice Zhang on this honor.

April 8, 2019

Drs. Matt Hirsch and Brian Gilger participated as members of the UNC Kittner Eye Team in the National MPS Society Raleigh Run on Saturday, March 30 at Dorothea Dix Park.

April 1, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Team First to Describe Glaucoma Incidence in Africa.

April 1, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology welcomes Ocular Oncology Specialist Dr. Miguel Materin, M.D., to the Kittner Eye Center. To Make an Appointment with Dr. Materin, call 984-974-2020.

February 5, 2019

Brian Gilger, DVM, a professor on loan from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, received a check for $30,000 from the National MPS Society to advance a research collaboration with Matthew Hirsch, Ph.D., of UNC Ophthalmology.

February 5, 2019

Pictured are Brian Beuchler, Dr. Gilger, Dr. Hirsch and Terri Klein, CEO and President of the National MPS Society.

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January 23, 2019

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness that damages the eye’s optic nerve. Those at risk include individuals over the age of 40, those who have a family member with glaucoma, and people of African American, Hispanic, or Asian heritage. Nearly three million people in the U.S. have glaucoma. UNC Ophthalmology has a team of board-certified ophthalmologists who diagnose and treat glaucoma. Our dynamic research team is exploring novel approaches to treating and eradicating glaucoma. For an eye appointment to screen for Glaucoma at UNC Ophthalmology, call 984-974-2020.

January 23, 2019

UNC Ophthalmology Chairman Dr. Donald Budenz (second from right) attends the annual School of Medicine Berryhill Lecture with new Department of Ophthalmology faculty members (from the left) Josh Hardin, Julie Skaggs, Kevin Sitko and Alice Zhang.

November 13, 2018