{"id":10356,"date":"2024-12-16T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?p=10356"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T14:38:38","slug":"winter-2024-unc-eye-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2024\/12\/winter-2024-unc-eye-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the Winter 2024 UNC EYE Magazine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNC Department of Ophthalmology is excited to share our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2024\/12\/2024-UNC-EYE-PDF-web-version.pdf\">Winter 2024 issue of<em> UNC EYE<\/em><\/a>. This patient care-themed issue contains multiple features that highlight UNC Ophthalmology&#8217;s service to citizens statewide and beyond as the State of North Carolina&#8217;s designated provider of quality eye care. 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