{"id":10772,"date":"2025-04-14T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?p=10772"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:21:14","slug":"12-unc-eye-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2025\/04\/12-unc-eye-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 UNC Eye Symposium: The Latest in Evidence-Based Ocular Care Draws a Record Attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-6 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10781 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ranjan-lecture-e1744651552399.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ranjan-lecture-e1744651552399.jpeg 397w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ranjan-lecture-e1744651552399-300x228.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"><div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-xs-2 col-sm-2 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, April 12th, UNC Ophthalmology faculty, trainees and ophthalmic techs joined eye care professionals from across the Southeast and beyond at the daylong <strong>2025 UNC EYE Symposium<\/strong> in Chapel Hill, NC. At this annual forum, UNC and distinguished guest eye specialists and ophthalmic APPs share knowledge-to-practice updates in evidence-based diagnostic and medical\/surgical approaches to comprehensive eye care and treating ocular disorders and disease. The highly regarded UNC EYE Symposium grows by the year in attendance and drew a record number of speakers, learners and other eye care professionals in 2025. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10778 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Donaldson-lecture-e1744652471665.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Donaldson-lecture-e1744652471665.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Donaldson-lecture-e1744652471665-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At this year&#8217;s Physician Sessions, UNC Ophthalmology clinical faculty experts shared their expertise alongside a six-member panel of Distinguished Guest Speakers from academic medical centers across the U.S. Speakers discussed the latest in practice in all major areas of subspecialized eye care, including Glaucoma, Vitreoretinal Disorders,\u00a0 Cornea\/External Eye Disease, Cataract and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgery and Neuro-ophthalmology.\u00a0 Technician sessions at this year&#8217;s Symposium included topics on application-focused practice, such as how to work up common cornea patients and an introduction to ophthalmic ultrasound.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10776 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Back-of-auditorium-attendees-e1744648355306.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s distinguished guest physician eye specialists from institutions across the U.S. included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bascompalmer-doctors.umiamihealth.org\/provider\/kendall-e-donaldson\/526172\"><strong>Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nRodgers Clark Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology<br \/>\nProfessor of Clinical Ophthalmology<br \/>\nMedical Director &#8211; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Plantation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/physicians.ucdavis.edu\/medicalcenter\/details\/579\/michele-lim-ophthalmology-sacramento\"><strong>Michele C. Lim, MD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProfessor of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nOphthalmology &amp; Vision Sciences<br \/>\nTschannen Eye Institute<br \/>\nUniversity of CA &#8211; Davis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doctors.masseyeandear.org\/details\/198\"><strong>Joan W. Miller, MD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nGlendenning Cogan Professor &amp; Chair of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nHarvard Medical School<br \/>\nMassachusetts Eye and Ear &#8211; Ophthalmologist-in-Chief<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/doctors\/oatts-julius\"><strong>Julius Oatts, MD, MHS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nChildren\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia<br \/>\nPerelman School of Medicine (UPenn)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/med.uth.edu\/ophthalmology\/2022\/11\/03\/timothy-mcculley-md\/\"><strong>Timothy McCulley, MD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nRichard S. Ruiz Distinguished University Chair<br \/>\nProfessor &amp; Chair of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nUTHealth Science Center (Houston)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paullangermd.com\/\"><strong>Paul D. Langer, MD, FACS<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProfessor of Ophthalmology<br \/>\nDirector &#8211; Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive &amp; Orbital Surgery<br \/>\nRutgers NJ Medical School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ulrich-Cunningham-Zhang-e1744648237660.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ulrich-Cunningham-Zhang-e1744648237660.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Ulrich-Cunningham-Zhang-e1744648237660-202x300.jpeg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1963, the UNC EYE Symposium was instituted as an annual staff meeting of the UNC Department of Ophthalmology. At the point it grew into an CME conference for a wider audience of eye care professionals, the UNC Eye Symposium was restructured to offer scholarly excellence and professional enrichment to meet the continuing medical education needs and interests of ophthalmologists, optometrists, technicians and other eye care professionals. In recent years, Symposium Course Director, UNC Ophthalmology Chair and Kittner Family Distinguished Professor <strong>Donald J. Budenz, MD, MPH<\/strong>, and Co-Course Director and Residency Program Director <b>Alice Zhang, MD<\/b>, have led the extensive planning efforts invested in this growing event.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326.jpeg 1634w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326-258x300.jpeg 258w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326-882x1024.jpeg 882w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326-768x892.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326-1322x1536.jpeg 1322w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/04\/Rubinstein-residents-e1744648512326-600x697.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Reflecting on this year&#8217;s conference, Dr. Budenz noted: &#8220;The meeting was great thanks to everyone&#8217;s hard work. Kudos to to our Symposium coordinator Olivia Hall on her first time in overseeing so many details for a big event that ran smoothly and went VERY well. The marketing, registration, and other important tasks were also covered well and made a difference in increasing our attendance this year. All in all, it was a great team effort!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Zhang added: &#8220;<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We were thrilled to see record-breaking attendance at this year\u2019s UNC Eye Symposium. The event featured an outstanding blend of practical, subspecialty-driven talks. 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