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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.
May 28, 2019
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.
May 23, 2019
UNC Ophthalmology third-year residents Dr. Lee Moore and Dr. Mike Taggart accompanied UNC faculty member Dr. Ken Cohen to San Jose de los Llanos, a rural province of the Dominican Republic, to provide eye care to local residents. They examined 500 patients and performed 110 surgeries, assisting citizens who have minimal access to vision care. The week-long trip was organized by the Hawaiian Eye Foundation.
May 7, 2019
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 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
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.