Eric A. Postel, MD

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Locations

• Duke Eye Center

Services

• Duke Eye Center

Department / Division:
Ophthalmology / Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Service

Address:
DUMC 3802
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 681-3937

Office Telephone:
(919) 684-6611

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-6474

• M.D., Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania, 1991

• Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, North Carolina, 1992-1995

• Vitroretinal Surgery and Diseases, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1995-1996
• Vitroretinal Surgery and Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 1996-1997

Clinical Interests:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), trauma, and diabetic retinopathy; research including genetics of AMD, treatment of AMD, diabetes and trauma; and numerous other projects

Research Interests:

My main research interest involves the study of Genetics and Epidemiology of Macular Degeneration.  In addition, I am investigating several interventions and how to improve the quality of diabetes care.

I also participate in multi-center clinical trials.

Representative Publications:
2. Postel EA, Pulido JS, McNamara JA, Johnson MN, Waterhouse WJ. The etiology and treatment of macular detachment associated with optic pits. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 96:73-93, 1998. (1998)

3. Stone TW, McCuen BW, Arroyo JG, Postel EA. Primary scleral buckling in open globe injury involving the posterior segment. Ophthalmology 107 (10): 1923-6, 2000. (2000)

4. Haupert CL, McCuen BW, Jaffe GJ, Steuer ER, Cox TA, Toth CA, Fekrat S, Postel EA. Pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal injection of tissue plasminogen activator, and fluid-gas exchange for displacement of thick submacular hemorrhage in age-related macular degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol 131:208-215, 2001. (2001)

Postel EA, Agarwal A, Schmidt S, Fan YT, Scott WK, Gilbert JR, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA. Comparing age-related macular degeneration phenotype in probands from singleton and multiplex families. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 May;139(5):820-5. (2005) Abstract

Haines JL, Hauser MA, Schmidt S, Scott WK, Olson LM, Gallins P, Spencer KL, Kwan SY, Noureddine M, Gilbert JR, Schnetz-Boutaud N, Agarwal A, Postel EA, Pericak-Vance MA. Complement factor H variant increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration. Science. 2005 Apr 15;308(5720):419-21. (2005) Abstract

Postel EA, Agarwal A, Caldwell J, Gallins P, Toth C, Schmidt S, Scott WK, Hauser MA, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA. Complement factor H increases risk for atrophic age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology. 2006 Sep;113(9):1504-7. (2006) Abstract