October 31, 2023
Matthew Miller, MD, Daniel Rubinstein, MD, and Hussam Banna, MD, from the UNC School of Medicine joined forces to perform the first corneal neurotization procedure at UNC, a life-changing surgery for patients who have neurotrophic keratitis.
January 18, 2023
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the Department of Ophthalmology and the leadership of its Chair, Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH, Kittner Family Distinguished Professor. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on March 9.
June 15, 2022
At the 25th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy in May 2022, UNC Ophthalmology Associate Professor Matt Hirsch, PhD, was among four established gene therapy researchers across the U.S. to be honored as recipients of the ASGCT’s 2022 Outstanding New Investigator Award.
April 20, 2022
UNC Department of Ophthalmology Chair and Kittner Family Distinguished Professor Don Budenz, MD, MPH, has been elected President of the 580-member Association of University Professors in Ophthalmology, the professional organization for Chairs of Ophthalmology comprised of 140 academic medical centers across the United States and Canada.
February 28, 2022
Professor of Ophthalmology Beth Friedland, MD, has been nominated as one of 15 highly accomplished female physicians nationwide for the 2022 Women in White Coats Heroes award. Each year, WomenInWhiteCoats.com hosts selection of an awardee with an exceptional record in patient care, education, research/scholarship and/or innovation, in recognition of the critical contributions that women in white coats make within the world of medicine.
March 28, 2019
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and affects people of African descent disproportionately. A team of researchers from UNC Ophthalmology has published findings in the March 2019 issue of Ophthalmology demonstrating the highest incidence of glaucoma in the world in Ghana, West Africa.
March 7, 2019
Richard M. Davis, MD, associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, is corresponding author of the study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.