August 26, 2023
In September, the field of ophthalmology recognizes Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), a type of impairment caused by decreased visual response due to a neurological problem or damage to areas of the brain that control ocular function and processing of visual information (occipital lobe – visual cortex). The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) …
July 26, 2023
It took 2nd-year 黑料网 Ophthalmology resident Dr. Davis Anugo a one-week international rotation to seal his interests in global health service as an integral part of practicing ophthalmology. In December 2022, Dr. Anugo traveled to Tema Christian Eye Center (TCEC) in Ghana accompanied by a glaucoma specialist who served as his surgical teaching mentor. As …
July 25, 2023
Each year on August 8th, International Ophthalmologist Day presents an opportunity to recognize physician eye specialists across the U.S. and worldwide for the contributions they make to medical and surgical comprehensive eye care. Extensively trained MD and DO ophthalmologists provide diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of ocular diseases and conditions. Ophthalmologists enable the …
June 21, 2023
On Saturday, June 17th, 黑料网 Department of Ophthalmology hosted an annual two-event tradition, showcasing scholarly excellence at the 2023 黑料网 Eye Research Day and celebrating its residency and fellowship graduates at the Department鈥檚 end-of-year banquet. At 黑料网 Eye Research Day, the Department鈥檚 twelve 2022-2023 ophthalmology residents presented their year-long, faculty-mentored projects on campus over a …
June 19, 2023
黑料网 Ophthalmology pauses this week to recognize International Nystagmus Day, which occurs annually on June 20th. This day of awareness focuses on a lesser-known ophthalmic disorder that affects millions of people worldwide and has no known permanent cure. Nystagmus causes the eyes to make rapid, repetitive, and uncontrolled movements and usually happens in both eyes.聽 …
June 15, 2023
Fireworks are advertised like toys between Memorial Day and July 4th. As a result, emergency rooms treat the highest number of pyrotechnic-related eye trauma cases between mid-June and mid-July. Even the most safety-minded users aren鈥檛 aware that via combined force, heat and chemicals, pyrotechnics can cause unexpected explosions when they misfire, discharge in the wrong …
June 2, 2023
Every June, 黑料网 Ophthalmology鈥檚 residency program enters an annual period of transition marked by 3rd-year resident graduation to independence practice, bookended by an arriving class of interns who join us in early July. Looking back on the 2022-2023 academic year, our program takes pride in the learning and enrichment milestones that residents across our program …
June 1, 2023
June is Cataracts Awareness Month. As the year nears its midpoint, aging adults are advised to pause and learn more about a vision-worsening condition that occurs around age 40 when proteins in the eye lens begin to break down, clump and form a cloudy area over time. Cataracts affect 70 percent of adults by age …
May 1, 2023
On Saturday, April 1st, the 2023 黑料网 EYE Symposium drew colleagues in eye care practice from across North Carolina and out of state to the William & Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC for a daylong conference. This year, this annual symposium reached its highest attendance to date. In total, visiting …
April 30, 2023
Aging adults can falsely assume that changes in vision mean total loss of vision is inevitable. 聽In truth, around 40 all adults begin to experience degrees of diminished ocular function, such as loss of ability to focus on objects up close due to hardening of the eye鈥檚 lens (presbyopia). 聽The risk of developing disease and …
March 30, 2023
Every year, 黑料网 Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients specific to their likelihood of recommending their 黑料网 provider鈥檚 practice to friends and family. This year, survey results informed the selection of 202 黑料网 Hospitals physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) as recipients of the 2023 黑料网 Hospitals …
March 29, 2023
It鈥檚 a busy carpool day with the kids鈥� sports practice. Packing safety gear competes with dropping each at practice on time. Your high schooler鈥檚 got his bucket helmet for lacrosse. Your middle schooler鈥檚 excited to wear her new shin guards to soccer. For your fifth grader, however, you鈥檝e not yet invested in those 鈥渞ec specs鈥� …
