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UNC Ophthalmology is thrilled to recognize Senior Resident (PGY4) Luke Ford, MD, for being named UNC Hospitals Hillsborough (HBH) campus “Surgeon Surgical Star of the Month” by APP staff peers. Each month, HBH campus perioperative and anesthesia care team members select a surgeon on their patient care team who demonstrates...

At large academic medical centers like the University of North Carolina, the spotlight shines on basic and physician scientists who advance translational breakthroughs in improved patient care.  Without learners involved in the work of basic science labs and clinical trials, however, faculty P.I.s would face a near-impossible task in keeping...

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has honored David Fleischman, MD, MS, FACS, with the highly distinguished "Master Surgical Trainer" designation. Dr. Fleischman is one of only two ophthalmologists across the U.S. to have been awarded this ACS title.

September 23rd to 29th is National Eye Health Week! As Healthy Aging Month wraps up, National Eye Health Week provides a second opportunity in September to reinforce American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO) messaging on good eye health. During National Eye Health Week, take time to review the AAO’s Tips & Prevention page...

Every October, World Blindness Awareness Month brings attention to the daily challenges faced by the blind and visually impaired community. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “everyone, if they live long enough, will experience at least one eye disease or disorder in their lifetime.” Two globally recognized blindness outreach...

As adults enter their 40s, the decreasing capacity to focus on near- and far-range objects is a telltale sign of the toll aging takes on ocular health. Entering this mid-life* stage, early-detection eye health practices should be a critical part of new routines adults adopt to offset diminishing whole body...

September is dedicated to increasing awareness of Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). This leading cause of visual impairment in children in the U.S. and developed world is a lesser-known type of ocular impairment that originates in the brain's visual center (visual cortex), rather in the eye.

In mid-August, UNC Ophthalmology was delighted to welcome Cornea and External Disease specialist Bonnie Sklar, MD, to the department's clinical faculty team.

UNC Ophthalmology is delighted to welcome Marlee Silverstein, MD, a Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus specialist, to the UNC Eye family. Dr. Silverstein completed her Pediatric Ophthalmology fellowship (2023 – 2024) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the pediatric eye care hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania’s renowned Scheie Eye Institute...

Myopia. Many Americans know this eye disorder more commonly as nearsightedness. Myopia is easy to view no more than a condition that individuals either “live with” or resolve with a glasses or contact lens prescription in one visit to an eye specialist. In reality, rates of nearsightedness worldwide are rising...

Every August, pediatric clinics push through peak patient volumes of back-to-school well-checks and first-time vision screenings for young children. Pediatricians and other primary care providers (PCPs) evaluating developmental and behavioral milestones rank vision screenings among the most critical for identifying, addressing and preventing emerging conditions from worsening if caught and...

In mid-July, UNC Ophthalmology was pleased to welcome Mohammad Soleimani, MD, FICO, as the department’s new Cornea and External Disease Specialist. Dr. Soleimani completed his Ophthalmology residency (2009) and Cornea Fellowship (2012) at the Farabi Eye Hospital and Tehran University of Medical Science. He subsequently joined faculty (2013) at the...