Specialties

Duke offers state-of-the-art services for your sight, ranging from general eye care to highly specialized surgery. Click an eye treatment for more information about what Duke offers, which physicians provide the service, and where to receive care.

Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation and treatment, from routine eye exams to urgent eye care

Corneal/External Disease
Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of conditions that may benefit from corneal transplantation, complex cataract surgery, intraocular lens implant surgery, and advanced laser vision correction procedures

Cosmetic Laser Surgery
Laser resurfacing reduces facial wrinkles and may help correct dark circles under the eyes

Genetic Counseling
Offering families genetic counseling through a dedicated ophthalmic genetic counselor -- one of only 15 such counselors in the United States

Glaucoma
The most advanced treatment available, including laser or conventional surgery

LASIK/Refractive Eye Surgery
The latest vision correction procedures for patients with nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism

Macular Degeneration
Comprehensive diagnostic, medical, and surgical care for patients with age-related macular degeneration

Neuro-Ophthalmology
Excellent diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders that accompany neurological disease and disease of the optic nerve and eye muscles

Oculofacial Surgery
State-of-the-art care for a variety of disorders of the eyelids, tear ducts, and eye socket, from drooping eyelids to tearing eye to cancers of the eye area.

Pediatric Ophthalmology
The latest diagnostic tests and treatments for children’s eye disease as well as eye muscle disorders in adults

Pediatric Low Vision
The latest treatment and technologies to help children with low vision function maximally in the classroom and home

Low Vision Rehabilitiation
For patients who have lost vision to age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, stroke, diabetes, and other eye diseases

Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
Comprehensive care for medical and surgical conditions of the retina