{"id":11314,"date":"2025-09-07T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2025-11-18T23:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T04:38:02","slug":"unc-health-eye-care-at-cary-expands-uncs-triangle-area-outpatient-eye-care-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2025\/09\/unc-health-eye-care-at-cary-expands-uncs-triangle-area-outpatient-eye-care-services\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Health Eye Care at Cary Expands UNC&#8217;s Triangle-Area Outpatient Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/09\/UNC-Health-Eye-Care-At-Cary.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/09\/UNC-Health-Eye-Care-At-Cary.png 599w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2025\/09\/UNC-Health-Eye-Care-At-Cary-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In early September 2025, UNC Department of Ophthalmology was pleased to open the doors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unchealth.org\/care-services\/locations\/unc-health-eye-care-at-cary-unc-health-rex-at-holly-springs\"><strong>UNC Health Eye Care at Cary<\/strong><\/a>, the department&#8217;s newest central North Carolina location offering comprehensive and subspecialty eye care services. Our team of comprehensive eye care and subspecialty physicians at UNC Health&#8217;s newest outpatient eye care clinic uses cutting-edge technologies and evidence-based approaches to screen for, diagnose and treat complex ocular conditions, as well as optometry-focused visual correction.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0range of comprehensive eye care and ophthalmology subspecialists staffed at UNC Health Eye Care at Cary includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/jon-p-brisley-md\/\">Jon Brisley, MD<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unchealth.org\/care-services\/locations\/unc-health-eye-care-at-cary-unc-health-rex-at-holly-springs\"><strong>Aaron Lindeke-Myers, MD<\/strong><\/a> (Comprehensive Ophthalmology)<br \/>\n*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/kyra-dorgeloh-od-faao\/\"><strong> Kyra Dorgeloh, OD, FAAO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Optometry)<br \/>\n<strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/rodolfo-bonatti-md\/\">Rodolfo Bonatti, MD<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unchealth.org\/care-services\/locations\/unc-health-eye-care-at-cary-unc-health-rex-at-holly-springs\"><strong>David Belyea, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">MD, MBA, FAAO, FACS <\/span><\/strong><\/a>(Glaucoma)<br \/>\n<strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/marlee-silverstein-md\/\">Marlee Silverstein, MD<\/a><\/strong> (Pediatric Ophthalmology)<br \/>\n<strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/beatrice-y-brewington-md\/\">Beatrice Brewington, MD<\/a><\/strong> (Retina)<br \/>\n<strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/gabriella-szatmary-md-phd\/\">Gabriella Szatmary, MD, PhD<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/christopher-morais-md\/\"><strong>Christopher Morais, MD <\/strong><\/a>(Neuro-Ophthalmology).<\/p>\n<p>Our range of services at UNC Health Eye Care at Cary includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Eye Care<\/strong> \u2013 Strabismus (eye misalignment), amblyopia (reduced vision in one eye), blocked tear ducts, and other vision problems in children<br \/>\n<strong>Glaucoma<\/strong> \u2013 High eye pressure, optic nerve damage, and related vision loss<br \/>\n<strong>Cataracts &amp; General Eye Care<\/strong> \u2013 Cataract diagnosis and surgery, routine eye exams, and common eye conditions<br \/>\n<strong>Retina Conditions<\/strong> \u2013 Diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration, retinal tears, and other retinal disorders<br \/>\n<strong>Neuro-Ophthalmology<\/strong> \u2013 Double vision, optic nerve disorders, and vision problems caused by neurological conditions<br \/>\n<strong>Vision Care\/Optometry<\/strong> \u2013 Glasses and contact lens prescriptions, routine vision screenings<\/p>\n<p>UNC Health Eye Care at Cary offers<strong> free parking<\/strong> and is located at <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">HealthPark at Kildaire &#8212; 15 Kildaire Park Drive, Suite 101 \/ Cary, NC 27518<\/span>. For appointments, call <strong>984-974-2020<\/strong>.\u00a0 UNC Health&#8217;s newest clinic works with both primary care providers (PCPs) and community eye care practices to help patients understand the best options for your care. Patient referrals can be made through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-physicians\/online-referral-portal-unc-carelink\/\"><strong>UNC CareLink<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC Department of Ophthalmology is excited to expand its comprehensive and subspecialty eye care services within central North Carolina with the opening of\u00a0 UNC Health Eye Care at Cary on Tuesday, September 2nd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17488,"featured_media":11316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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