Duke Eye Center offers comprehensive care for medical and surgical conditions of the retina from specialists who are dedicated to excellence. Facilities include dedicated operating rooms with the latest innovations.

Diagnosis and treatment are offered for diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, macular holes, retinal occlusions, and penetrating ocular trauma.

Other conditions treated include:

• AIDS-related retinitis
• Endophthalmitis
• Hereditary retinal disorders
• Intraocular foreign bodies
• IOL-related posterior segment complications
• Macular edema
• Ocular oncology (primary and metastatic ocular tumors)
• Posterior segment trauma
• Proliferative vitreoretinopathy
• Retinal vascular diseases
• Pediatric retinal problems including retinopathy of prematurity
• Subretinal neovascular membranes and hemorrhage
• Systemic diseases with retinal manifestations
• Uveitis (see below)

Diagnostic tests immediately available include:

• A- and B-scan ultrasonography
• Color vision testing
• Dark adaptation testing
• Electro-oculography (EOG)
• Electroretinography (ERG)
• Fluorescein and ICG digital angiography
• Fundus photography
• Optical coherence tomography
• Autofluourescence

Dedicated operating rooms feature the latest in posterior segment technology, including these innovations:

• Solid-state, frequency-doubled YAG lasers equipped with both endo and indirect ophthalmoscope delivery systems
• Innovative and prototype microsurgical instrumentation for vitreous surgery
• Vibration-free operating microscopes
• Video recording systems
• Viscous fluid injection systems for both silicone oils and perfluorocarbon liquids

Uveitis Treatment

Specialists from ophthalmology and rheumatology provide evaluation and treatment of uveitis, which is inflammation of the uvea (the layer of the eye that contains the iris). Treatment is offered for both adult and pediatric patients with anterior segment and posterior segment ocular inflammation.

An uveitis evaluation consists of a comprehensive ophthalmologic examination and if necessary, a comprehensive medical examination. Diagnostic services include:

• Fluorescein and digital ICG angiography
• Laboratory testing
• Ultrasonography
• X-ray
• Diagnostic vitrectomy

Appointments: 919-681-3937

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Bearelly, Srilaxmi
• Cousins, Scott W.
• Csaky, Karl G.
• Fekrat, Sharon
• Jaffe, Glenn J.
• McCuen, Brooks W. II
• Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi
• Postel, Eric A.
• Suner, Ivan J.
• Toth, Cynthia A.
• Whitaker, Diane B.

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke Eye Center
  2351 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710
• Duke Eye Center of Cary
  2000 Regency Parkway, Suite 100, Cary, NC 27518