Multi-Million Dollar Gift Funds New Research Facility

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Multi-Million Dollar Gift Funds
New Research Facility
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n the four short years they have
been acquainted with the Duke
Eye Center, Herman and Ruth
Albert have made a profound
impression—one that will be felt
for generations to come.
Thanks to the Alberts, the Eye
Center is celebrating the largest single gift in its history. The $8 million
gift, announced in March, will allow
the Eye Center to break ground this
fall on a state-of-the-art research and
children’s clinical facility, the Ruth
and Herman Albert Eye Research
Institute.
“We are tremendously grateful
to Hy and Ruth for their vision and
generosity,” said Chancellor Ralph
Snyderman, MD, in announcing the
gift. “The encouragement and
resources they have provided will
spur Duke on to new insights and
advances in ophthalmology.”
A Personal Connection
The Alberts, from Purchase New
York, first met Duke faculty and
staff members at the annual Duke
Ruth and Herman Albert
Palm Beach Forum in West Palm
Beach, their retirement home. In
1997, the couple visited the medical
campus for the first time when close
friends encouraged them to seek
preventive care at the Duke Executive Health Program. One year later,
Ruth, facing the threat of blindness
from eye disease, turned to the Duke
Eye Center. Dr. Alan Carlson was
able to restore her vision—in fact,
the surgery was so successful that
she no longer needs to wear eyeglasses.
“The care Ruth received at the
Eye Center was unbelievable,” says
Herman. “When you’re facing the
procedure that Ruth faced, it’s just
as vital to experience care and comfort as competence. What could
have been a very frightening ordeal
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In This Issue
Chairman’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Eye Center Leader Honored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What’s New In Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
The “Art” of Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Campaign for Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Faculty Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Duke Team’s New Device Helps
Microsurgeons Maneuver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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C H A I R M A N ’ S
C O R N E R
The future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
O
ne of the dictionary’s definitions of the word “dream” is: ‘to consider as
a possibility’ - ‘to imagine.’ This describes what Duke University Eye
Center chose to do when it became apparent several years ago that we
were experiencing a tremendous amount of growth, both in clinical and research
activities, that was limited only by space. It was at that time that we chose to define
our future by defining our dreams. We dared to dream! We dared to envision a world
without blindness. And, with the help of concerned and caring individuals who also
believed in our dream, such as those who serve on our Advisory Board, we dared
to believe we could find the necessary support to realize our goals. I am happy to
announce that two such special individuals, Ruth and Herman Albert, realized that
the “beauty” of our dream was to ensure a future of vision for generations to come;
to provide a pathway to new discoveries and to find new sight-restoring treatments.
Hy and Ruth understood, just as Eleanor Roosevelt understood, that the future,
indeed, belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. And from their
belief and trust in the clinicians and research scientists at Duke University Eye
Center, The Ruth and Herman Albert Eye Research Institute has become a reality! It
is most assuredly a giant step toward the realization of a magnificent dream; a dream
that will enable Duke University Eye Center to be a transforming center for eye
research, not only in this country, but in the world, for generations to come.
David L. Epstein, MD
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“It has been my good fortune
and privilege to call Ruth and
Hy Albert friends for many
years. As Chairperson of the
Duke Eye Center Advisory
Board, I have the honor and
pleasure of thanking them on
behalf of all the members for
their unprecedented leadership
gift of $8 million to build the
Ruth and Herman Albert Eye
Research Institute. The Alberts’
clarity of vision and overwhelming generosity motivate
us to do whatever we can
to support Duke Eye Center in
their work to cure blinding eye
diseases.”
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RUTH
AND HERMAN ALBERT
HONORED BY DUKE EYE CENTER AS
PERSONS OF VISION 2002
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n April 26-27,2002, Duke University Eye Center’s Advisory Board
members began their meeting with a warm welcome and a special honor
for Ruth and Herman Albert. David L. Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, named them the Eye Center’s 2002 Persons Of Vision.
This award began many years ago and has not been presented to anyone in the
last eight years. Everyone agreed that this special couple was deserving of the
honor and they received a standing ovation from everyone in the room!
Roz Lachman, Chairperson of
Duke Eye Center Advisory Board
“The Alberts inspire us.
Their generosity as grateful
patients prompts us to help
move our alma mater forward.
We have enjoyed many wonderful and unique opportunities in both our professional
and personal lives as a result
of our affiliation with Duke Eye
Center. We now have an
opportunity to ensure the same
benefits for future generations
of physicians, scientists and
patients.”
David L. Epstein, MD, presents the Persons Of Vision Award to Ruth and
Herman Albert for their $8 million gift to build the Albert Eye Research Institute.
A. Bawa Dass, M.D.,
President, Eye Center Alumni Association
The Advisory Board gives Ruth and Herman ALbert a standing ovation after the
presentation of their award.
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Event fetes Department of Ophthalmology Vice-Chair W. Banks Anderson Jr., MD,
who has served patients and the Department skillfully and faithfully for four decades
Eye Center Leader Honored
for 40 Years of Service
“Ophthalmology at
Duke has come from
zero in the 1930s
to one of the top ten
programs in the
world. Our peers
recognize the excellence of this institution
and our program, and
I think that’s something
that all of us can be
proud of. I certainly
am, and I’m glad to
be a part of it.”
Dr. Banks Anderson Jr.
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n April 6, current and former colleagues, residents,
medical students, family,
and friends gathered to pay tribute
to Dr. Banks Anderson Jr. and to
acknowledge his 40 years of contributions to the Duke University Eye
Center’s Department of Ophthalmology.
At Grand Rounds and during a
special luncheon, keynote lecture,
and evening gala, they celebrated a
man who has dedicated his professional life to advancing the science
and art of ophthalmology. Anderson, a professor of medicine since
1976 and acting chairman of the
Department in 1991-92, has been a
Dr. Banks Anderson, Jr., MD
national leader in ophthalmology.
He is a former director of the American Academy of Ophthalmology,
the largest ophthalmology society in
the world, and was its guest of
honor at a recent meeting. He is a
former director of the American
Board of Ophthalmology, the testing organization that gives certifying examinations for physicians,
and served as president of the
American Ophthalmological Society, the oldest specialty society in
the country.
Through all of his work at the
national and international level, he
has proudly waved the flag for the
Duke University Eye Center. Anderson joined Duke’s ophthalmology
faculty in 1962, working side by
side with his father, Banks Anderson Sr., who was the first member
of Duke’s ophthalmology faculty
when the hospital opened its doors
and chaired the division of ophthalmology for many years. “When I
started here, we were a one- or twoperson show,” the junior Anderson
recalls, “and now we’re ranked
among the top ophthalmology programs in the country. That, of
course, is through the work of an
awful lot of people: all of our faculty and Drs. Machemer and
Epstein.
“Historically, the institutions
that last over time - universities,
churches and synagogues, museums
- have as their goal educating and
uplifting the spirits of the populace
and healing. As an educational and
research university, Duke University
is one of those enduring institutions.
Its faith is that it is important to
pursue truth, to find out why folks
get sick, to heal, to teach students,
to try to instill the scientific method
and how you go about searching for
what is true and what is right. It’s
nice to be a part of that!”
A native of Durham, Anderson
grew up in the shadow of Duke,
attending the Watts Street School
and Durham High School before
heading north to Phillips Exeter
Academy and Princeton University.
He was graduated from Harvard
Medical School in 1956 and
returned to Duke for a surgical
internship. In the Army, he got onthe-job-training treating eye problems and decided to follow his
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father into ophthalmology. After the
service, the junior Anderson competed his ophthalmology residency
at Duke and accepted a faculty
position here. During his early
career, when the Eye Center faculty
was small, he treated Duke patients
needing retinal reattachment
surgery, corneal transplants, and
muscle and glaucoma surgery. As
the faculty grew and Anderson
climbed the ranks, he began focusing primarily on cataract surgery
and retinal laser surgery. As a general ophthalmologist for 40 years,
he has cared for the children of
patients he treated when they were
children.
In addition to seeing patients
with a myriad eye concerns at the
Eye Center and its satellite clinics,
Anderson has pursued eye research
and taught several generations of
ophthalmology residents, medical
students, and fellows. He considers
his role as a teacher - mentoring
men and women who have gone on
to become teachers in their own
right - to be one of his most important legacies.
At an age when many of his
colleagues choose retirement,
Anderson says he prefers to phase
himself out rather than quitting all
at once. “I still enjoy ophthalmology, so I’m gradually cutting back,
seeing patients one less day each
week and cutting back on the surgical side.” He still performs laser
surgery and sees patients at the Eye
Center and its satellite clinic in
Southern Durham. In his free time,
he plays tennis, plays in a string
quartet, sails with his wife, Nancy,
and visits with their three children
and nine grandchildren.
On April 6, Anderson’s admirers
had the opportunity to acknowledge
a gentleman who has meant so
much to them and to Duke. VISION
newsletter asked several of his current and former colleagues and students to share their thoughts on
what makes this man so special.
Colleagues on Dr. Anderson:
“Banks is the conscience and soul of the Duke Eye Center, and an outstanding clinician as well, with the highest ethical standards, intellect, and clinical judgment.
He has been a most important ‘consigliere’ to me in his
role as Vice-Chairman and a constant resource for good
decision making. And he solved our parking problem!”
will always be grateful to him for these and many other
acts of kindness.
“In short, Banks Anderson has been a highly valued
mentor and friend for nearly half my life, and I consider
myself very fortunate to have known and worked with
one of ophthalmology’s finest gentlemen.”
Dr. David Epstein
Dr. Bruce Shields
Chair, Duke Department of Ophthalmology
“My fond memories of 25 years with Dr. Banks Anderson span my time as a resident under his guidance and
as a fellow faculty member, still under his guidance. As
a resident, Dr. Anderson was undoubtedly the finest
teacher I had. I will never forget his Saturday morning
conferences. He would ask us on Friday what topic we
would like to cover, which could include any aspect of
ophthalmology, and then the next morning he would
present it as though he was a world authority on that
specific topic (and I guess he was). He not only had a
remarkable breadth of knowledge, but a true gift in
being able to explain it in such a clear manner.
“As a faculty member, I had the good fortune of having
my first office next to Banks. He was always there to
help me with problem cases and to simply provide
fatherly advice, which I’m sure kept me out of trouble
more than once. He was responsible for my becoming
an Associate Examiner on the Boards and was the first
to call me at home, when I was elected into the AOS. I
Now professor of ophthalmology at Yale University
“Banks Anderson Jr. set the goal of becoming the most
knowledgeable ophthalmologist in North Carolina. He
achieved this goal and demonstrated such knowledge
repeatedly to an amazed group of residents each Saturday morning at his lecture, the topic of which was chosen by the chief resident the night before the conference.
With incisive acumen and humor he would discuss topics as varied as ‘nothing: the pupil’ to the most recent
information on retinal vascular disease. Armed with
keen insight and a formidable slide collection, he made
the topic understandable and interesting. Banks exerted
the extra effort beyond teaching, for who would dare
forget the extra effort of an impromptu violin concerto
during the holiday party so beautifully hosted by Nancy
on Cranford Road. Banks is a most memorable mentor.”
Dr. Gary Foulks
Now professor of ophthalmology at the
University of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Institute
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Colleagues on Dr. Anderson
“Banks Anderson, Jr. is the quintessential ‘renaissance’
ophthalmologist. He is virtually a master in all areas of
our field. His clinical judgment is impeccable, he is
wonderful with his patients, and he is extraordinarily
well read. He has been, and still is, a hero to me since
I first came to the Eye Center as a fellow more than 20
years ago.”
(continued):
“thoroughly comprehensive” in all he does.
Nick Hernandez
Systems Administrator, Duke Eye Center
Dr. Brooks McCuen
“I would love to spend a day with Dr. Anderson and
have him tell me the story of Duke Eye Center from his
start date to now and the evolution that has taken place
- what history this man holds.”
Chief, Eye Center Retina Service
Robin Woods
“I am so impressed by the creative talents of such an
accomplished and wonderful physician. I had known
Dr. Anderson a year or so when I found out that he is a
musician as well as a painter. Some day I hope that he
and his string quartet will perform in the Eye Center
lobby for our staff and patients, too.”
Betty Haskin
Arts Coordinator, Duke Eye Center
“Dr. Anderson is one of the finest men I have ever
known. He is a learned scholar, a beloved physician,
and a devoted family man... truly a man for all seasons.
I feel privileged to have worked with him all these
years.”
Pam Dickson, COT
Comprehensive Service, Duke Eye Center
“. . . . an amazing person! A physician loved and
respected by his patients, a classical musician who has
continued to maintain his joy of music as a member of
a string group, a painter of beautiful pictures, and a
great resource when special insight into “the bigger
picture” is needed during departmental meetings.”
Administrative Staff Assistant to Charles Mansfield,
Duke Eye Center
“Dr. Anderson has made numerous contributions to the
profession and has spent his entire career servicing the
needs of the community and the department. He has
encouraged and fostered the growth of my clinical
practice since I joined the faculty. He has supported my
increasingly administrative role with the department
and I continue to seek his advice and counsel. Dr.
Anderson is an outstanding individual and I will forever
be indebted to him.”
Dr. Robin Vann
Chief, Eye Center Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service
“It is great to see that Dr. Anderson remains such a
vibrant part of the Eye Center faculty. His ability to
solve problems continues to impress me as it did during
my medical school days 20 years ago!”
Dr. Alan Carlson
Chief, Cornea and Refractive Services, Duke Eye Center
India Cain
“Dr. Anderson is a guiding light to whom faculty, staff,
and Duke Administration can look for clarity and
direction.”
Marketing and Outreach, Duke Eye Center
Sandy Scarlett
Director, Planning and Development
To honor Dr. Anderson for four decades of service to
Duke University Eye Center, an endowed professorship is
being established in his name. To contribute or for more
information, please contact Sandy Scarlett, Eye Center
Director of Development, at 919-684-6593
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Duke Eye Center’s Winston-Salem
Office Helps Provide Care For
Community Members In Need
O
n April 18, the Community
Care Center in WinstonSalem dedicated its new
eye care clinic. Thanks to a donation of over $25,000 by five local
Lions Clubs and Lions International
and the commitment of WinstonSalem area ophthalmologists and
optometrists, the Center can now
provide free vision exams and medical and surgical eye care to the
area’s working poor: men, women,
and families who contribute greatly
to the community yet are unable to
afford health insurance. Many are
part of the state’s growing Hispanic
population.
The Community Care Center,
located on New Walkertown Road
in Winston-Salem, is sponsored by
the Forsyth County Medical Society. With a generous office lease
from Novant Health Systems and
commitments from local hospitals
to provide inpatient care if needed,
the Center has been able to provide
free outpatient medical and preventive care for the working poor in the
Winston-Salem area since October
2000.
Along with other area eye care
providers, the Duke Eye Center of
Winston-Salem/McKinley Ophthalmology staff has volunteered its
time to make
this new clinic
a success. Drs. McKinley, Ziel,
Jones, and Rafferty, along with
technicians and other support staff,
have been staffing the free clinic on
Monday evenings since April 22.
“We’re committed to providing eye
care to people in our community
who are in need and can’t afford it
on their own,” says Dr. Carol Ziel,
who is a member of the Twin City
Host Lions Club, one of the service
organizations that helped buy optical equipment to set up the new eye
clinic at the Community Care Center. “The working poor provide a lot
of services for citizens of North
Carolina, and this is one way that
we can help them in return. And the
Lions Club has done so much to
support the Duke Eye Center and
the community, it’s a great way to
support them in return.”
Back Row: Lion Dr. Grady Elliott, Dr. William Satterwhite, Dr. Ernesto de la Torre,
Dr. Philip McKinley. Front Row: Lion Dr. Carol Ziel, Lion Steve Sheline.
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After LASIK, Fans’ Refrain Rings Untrue for this
College Basketball Official
“Hey Ref, You Need to Have
Your Eyes Examined!”
I
t was March Madness, 1991. In a
packed basketball arena, with
millions more diehard fans
watching at home, perennial basketball powers Kansas and North Carolina were in the midst of an intense
NCAA final match up when referee
John Clougherty suddenly stopped
play. It wasn’t to call a foul, wave in
a substitution, or acknowledge a
timeout call.
It was to fix his contact lens.
It wasn’t the first time that
Clougherty, who has officiated Division I college basketball for over 25
years, had to stop the game because
one of his contacts had slipped or
fallen out, or sweat or dust had gotten on his lens. And it wasn’t the
last. “It’s embarrassing,” he admits.
Last summer, ten years after that
Final Four incident, Clougherty
decided that he had had enough of
contact lenses and prescription
glasses. In addition to the issues with
refereeing, he was tired of dealing
with corrective lenses during his
active lifestyle. “I love to play golf, I
like to swim, and my off-season routine is to run, so I wore contacts
when I officiated and glasses when I
jogged or played golf. I couldn’t
swim with my contacts in or they’d
float off. I couldn’t bicycle with contacts because dust would get in my
eyes. I was tired of it.
“I know some people here in
Raleigh who had Dr. [Alan] Carlson
at the Duke University Eye Center
do LASIK on their eyes, and they
said ‘John, it’s amazing, you’ll love
it.’ I waited too long, but I finally
had it done last summer.”
“NCAA basketball referees
encounter many of the same visual
demands as basketball players and
athletes in other sports,” Dr. Carlson, who directs the Eye Center’s
Refractive Surgery Service, notes.
“They need crisp, clear vision for
split-second decision making while
perspiring and running up and down
the court. At Duke, we have seen
that LASIK is increasingly recognized as an excellent alternative for
athletes, coaches, and referees who
are intolerant of contact lenses or
glasses due to athletic demands,
vision requirements, or other factors
such as allergies.”
Clougherty says he couldn’t be
“NCAA basketball referees
encounter many of the
same visual demands as
basketball players and
athletes in other sports.”
Alan Carlson, MD
more pleased with the results of his
LASIK procedure. “It’s incredible
how much clearer and more detailed
things are than before. I don’t even
need prescription sunglasses. And
doing all the outdoor activities that I
love is much easier for me. In fact, I
have better vision now than I had
with my prescription glasses. It’s
beautiful!” In his first season since
having LASIK, he says that the pro-
NCAA Referee John Clougherty
cedure has not had any bearing on
his distance perception or judgment
calls, but has allowed him to concentrate on the game without worrying about polluting his eyes with
sweat, dust, or other distractions.
Hearing disgruntled fans question their vision is all in a day’s
work for basketball officials. But if
fans yell that Clougherty “needs
glasses,” he can rightfully answer
that, in fact, he only needs them for
reading. That was a trade-off with
LASIK, he acknowledges. “I never
had to wear glasses to read before,
but now, like most 55, 56 year olds,
I do. Dr. Carlson told me that would
be the case when I had it done, and I
elected not to have the monovision
surgery.” Monovision is an option
for patients over 45 years old who
want to reduce their dependency on
reading glasses by sacrificing some
of the distance vision in their nondominant eye.
Clougherty began his refereeing
career during graduate school, officiating intramural sports to earn
some extra money. He earned his
certification to referee high school
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Paul A. Stephano, a second year Duke medical student
has been awarded a Research
Training Fellowship for Medical Students from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute for 20022003. He will be studying neural
stem cell transplantation in the laboratory of Dennis W. Rickman, Ph.D.
Dr. David L. Epstein is also a mentor for this project.
Terry Kim, MD, has been
awarded an NIH/NEI R01
grant entitled “New Biomaterials for Sutureless Ophthalmic
Surgeries,” where he will serve as
Co-Principal Investigator of the
research studies. He, along with
Principal Investigator Mark Grinstaff, PhD of Duke’s Chemistry
Department, will study the clinical
applications of some novel corneal
adhesives known as biodendrimers
for use in corneal transplants,
LASIK flaps, and other corneal
wounds. With the help of research
associates Drs. Michael Carnahan
and Crystan Middleton as well as
1st-year resident Dr. Paul Kang,
some of their preliminary work has
already been presented at meetings
like ARVO and published in leading
chemistry and ophthalmology journals. The award has been funded for
four years with a total amount of
$1,250,000.00.
Recruitment is now underway
for a study entitled “A Multicenter, Randomized, Masked,
Controlled Study to Evaluate
Retisert™, an Intravitreal Fluoci-
nolone Acetonide Implant, in the
Treatment of Patients with Diabetic
Macular Edema”. Dr. Glenn
Jaffe is the principal investigator
for this trial which will determine
whether an implant containing the
steroid fluocinolone acetonide is
effective in the treatment of patients
with diabetic macular edema. This
implant is a small device that is surgically placed into the eye where it
releases medication for approximately three years. Diabetic macular edema (swelling in the central
portion of the retina in eyes of
patients with diabetes) is the leading
cause of visual loss in patients with
diabetes. Diabetes itself if the leading cause of vision loss in patients
less than 65 years old. Preliminary
results using this implant have been
encouraging. The current study is a
collaborative effort that also includes
investigators from other centers
around the country. The study will
run for four years. Brenda Branchaud is the study coordinator.
For questions regarding this study,
contact Ms. Branchaud at
919-684-4458 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
David Epstein, MD and
Pedro Gonzalez, PhD,
received RO1 competitive
renewal grant funding for four
more years from The National Eye
Institute for the 25th consecutive
year to study fundamental aspects of
glaucoma. This grant has focused in
the past on determining the potential
role of SC in modulating aqueous
humor outflow resistance. Previous
work has enabled the successful culturing of SC cells in vitro and the
study of cytoskeletal influence on
outflow. Thanks to this competing
renewal, we will be able to utilize
molecular biology techniques to correlate induced changes in HTM and
SC cell gene expression with measured changes in outflow function.
The knowledge acquired about the
normal physiology of the outflow
pathway during this granted period
will provide the basis for further
studies aimed to understand the
causes of the most common forms
of glaucoma and develop new
therapies.
For more information
on Research at
Duke University Eye Center,
visit our web site at
www.dukeeye.org
presents
Coping With
Macular
Lectures by
Nikolai Stevenson
Eric Postel, M.D.
President of the Association for Macular Diseases
Director, Macular Degeneration Genetics
Michael J. Cooney, M.D.
Deborah J. Lapolice, M.S.
Director, Duke Center for Macular Degeneration
Vision Rehabilitation Specialist
Cynthia Toth, M.D.
Director, Macular Translocation Surgery
Saturday,
June 22, 2002
Breakfast and Registration 8:30 a.m.
Lectures from 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
The Searle Center Lecture Hall 021
in the Seely Mudd Building
at Duke University
Convenient parking available
under the Bryan Research Building
Seating is limited to first 400 people,
so call early to register!
1-888-ASK-DUKE
(Directions and maps available upon request)
Lectures are free
and open to the public
with Q&A session
at conclusion
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Multi-Million Dollar Gift
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was a healing one in many ways.”
The Alberts, who began their
giving to Duke in 1997 with the
$100,000 Ruth Albert Endowment
for Eye Research, became more
involved with the Eye Center and
the Medical Center. They became
close friends with Chancellor Snyderman and Dr. David Epstein,
chairman of ophthalmology and
director of the Eye Center. Herman
joined the Medical Center Board of
Visitors and the couple joined the
Eye Center Advisory Board.
“When it came time to
make the gift of a lifetime
for medical research, we
had no doubt about where
to place our trust as well as
our resources.”
Herman Albert
“We met some very nice people
who were connected with Duke,”
says Herman. “When it came time
to make the gift of a lifetime for
medical research, we had no doubt
about where to place our trust as
well as our resources. We know that
we can do the most good for people
through our philanthropic involvement here.”
Living the American Dream
The Alberts know firsthand
about the rewards and risks that
accompany success in the United
States. It was the combination of
innovation, hard work, and calculated risk that gave Herman Albert’s
life story shades of the Horatio
Alger story.
Just after World War II, Herman
began his career in an entry-level
position at a home-furnishing textile
manufacturing firm in New York
City. Eventually, he worked his way
up to become owner of the company. Twenty-three years after taking ownership, he sold the business.
Then he bought it back and sold it
again in 1992. He worked actively
in the textile business until his
retirement in 1995.
Making a Difference
Herman and Ruth Albert’s connection to Duke became stronger
shortly after Ruth’s successful eye
surgery. Their daughter, who was
being treated for breast cancer at
another institution, experienced a
complication. The Alberts brought
her to Duke, where she was treated
successfully.
The family received a third blow
when Herman was diagnosed with
lung cancer. They once again chose
Duke for their care, working with
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
surgeon Dr. Thomas D’Amico.
Herman Albert became interested in D’Amico’s research and
made an investment of $3.5 million
for lung cancer research at Duke.
This gift announcement coincided
with the $8 million gift to the Duke
Eye Center.
“Individuals like Mr. and Mrs.
Albert are indeed a rare treasure,”
said Epstein. “They have the combination of gratitude, compassion for
others, vision for the future, and
the resources to truly make a
difference.”
The Albert’s gift brings the Eye
Center Building Campaign total to
just over $10 million. A total of $25
million is needed—$17.5 million to
construct the five-story facility, and
$7.5 million for an endowment to
fund ongoing research.
Hey Ref!
games in Winston-Salem, then
worked his way up through the
college ranks. In 1975 he began officiating Division I games, working
mainly in the Atlantic Coast Conference (Duke’s conference), the
Southeastern Conference, the Big
“It’s incredible how much
clearer and more detailed
things are than before. I don’t
even need prescription
sunglasses.
East, and Conference USA. These
conferences - and the yearend
NCAA tournament in which he also
officiates - pack some of the best,
most competitive talent in the country. “There’s a lot on the line for
these teams and for their schools,”
he acknowledges. He admits that he
revels in the high pressure, competitive atmosphere. “I like the feeling
of being able to do something not
everybody can do, that not everybody wants to do. It’s a challenge
very much like an athlete who is
asked to perform at a high level, and
it’s the challenging aspect of it that I
like.”
Despite its intense nature, refereeing is only a part-time job, and
Clougherty, who lives in Raleigh,
also works for municipal bond firm
First Winston Securities. The oldest
of his three sons has followed in his
father’s footsteps as a basketball
official in the SEC and ACC. The
elder Clougherty says that he would
recommend LASIK to his fellow
sport officials. “I wasn’t sure what
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“Art” of Healing
n the autumn of 1999, Duke Eye
Center nurse-anesthetist Marsha
Seaton and local writer and educator Mimi Herman had a vision.
It wasn’t 20/20 at first, but they
worked on it. It was a vision of
how the Eye Center could be even
better. When they began, the Eye
Center was a wonderful place, full
of accomplished physicians, staff,
administrators and patients. Working together with all sorts of people
from the Eye Center, the Durham
Public Schools, the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies and the North Carolina Arts
Council, Seaton and Herman began
to take the next step, to create a
place that would not just be a
building where people went to get
fixed, but a healing building.
They brought together artists of
all ages, found funding and other
support from the North Carolina
Arts Council and began on the path
to create a building rich with art
Betty and Bob Wooten, Advisory Board
members, enjoy the art exhibit.
Students and youth learn about vision through art.
made by the Durham and Duke
community and by patients of the
Eye Center, where patients could
learn from the minute they walked
into the Eye Center how welcome
they are.
In a semester-long Center for
Documentary Studies class taught
by Duke pediatrician and photographer John Moses, Seaton and Herman, Duke students became mentors and friends of pediatric
patients of the Duke University Eye
Center. As the course progressed,
the Duke students worked with
their young protégés to create
Polaroid photographs and personal
writing on their lives
In residencies, led by professional artists, students at Little
River Elementary School and the
Durham School of the Arts created
poetry, handmade books from
paper they had made and mandalas
from recycled operating room
discards to grace the halls of the
Eye Center. Each project examined
the idea of vision, and how this
idea can be interpreted through
language and art.
Seaton’s and Herman’s goals
in creating these classes and residencies were to design authentic
artistic and character-developing
tasks for students of a variety of
ages, to open lines of communication among people from different
cultures and to provide the highest
quality of education and arts integration in order to enhance health
care at the Duke Eye Center.
The artwork resulting from the
Documentary Studies class and the
two arts residencies are on display
throughout the Duke University
Eye Center.
Written by Mimi Herman
and Marsha Seaton
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Herman Albert, David L. Epstein, MD,
and Sharon Fekrat, MD
Fulton Wong, PhD, Ruth Albert, Herman Albert, Brooks McCuen, MD,
and David L. Epstein, MD
Herman Albert and Cynthia Toth, MD
Faculty wait to
have a chance to
personally thank
both Ruth and
Herman Albert.
Ruth Albert, Michael Cooney, MD,
and Vasanth Rao, MD
Banks Anderson, Jr., MD,
and Ruth Albert
Ruth Albert, Cynthia Toth, MD, Herman
Albert and Stephen Pollock, MD
Natalie Afshari, MD, Sharon
Freedman, MD, and Herman Albert
Herman Albert and Phil McKinley, MD
Herman Albert, Brian Dodge and
Richard Nappi of Biophysics Lab
Herman Albert, David L. Epstein, MD,
Banks Anderson, Jr., MD, and Calvin
Mitchell, MD
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Natalie Afshari,
MD, presents an
update on the
many aspects of
cornea research.
Roz Lachman,
chairs her first
meeting as the Eye
Center Advisory
Board’s first
Chairwoman.
David L. Epstein, MD, provides an update of the
department and the anticipation for the many uses
of the planned Albert Eye Research Institute.
Advisory Board meeting
centers around the planning
and use of the
Albert Eye Research Institute.
Turan Duda, architect with Duda Paine,
shares the latest floor plans with the
board.
Steve Rum, Chancellor for Duke Medical Center’s Alumni
and Development Office, offers his support for the
Albert Eye Research Institute.
Richard Barkhouser and
Ruth Albert
Ruth Albert, Pratap Challah, MD, and
Susan Kahn, Bea Lee, and David L. Epstein, MD Shellye Simril
Gary Gross, Julie Woodward, MD,
Herman ALbert
Gordon Williams, Vice
Chancellor, DUMC
Thanks to David and
Susan Epstein for hosting
the members of the Advisory
Board and faculty at their
home as a way of celebrating,
once again, the historical
gift from the Alberts.
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Gifts for Sight
. . . given by those who support the Duke University Eye Center’s Mission
of vision research, treatment and education.
Anderson Society
Named in honor of Banks Anderson, Sr., MD, the first ophthalmologist at Duke, this
society consists of donors whose cumulative giving has totaled $100,000 or more.
Adler Foundation
Andrew Family Foundation
Euan and Angelica Baird
Richard and Kit Barkhouser
Brown Foundation, Inc.
Kathleen and Joseph Bryan
James and Louise D. Calvin
Faculty of Duke University
Eye Center
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Carolyn and Bill Franck
Mrs. Martha Franck
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Gills Jr.
Estate of Polly Hanson
Margaret Milliken Hatch
Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Herring
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hornaday
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
David and Susan Kahn
Eva M. and Laurance D. Kirkland, Jr.
Kresge Foundation
Milton and Roslyn Lachman
Bea Lee
Morton and Bernice Lerner
Estate of George Levi, M.D.
Evelyn Hunter-Longdon
Robert Machemer, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Philip McKinley
Mebane Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. G. Allen Mebane
Nordling Family Foundation
North Carolina Lions Foundation
Emily Norwick
Noel and Evangeline Ravneberg
Estate of Jessie Rountree
Donald and Mary Hart Orr
Reach for Sight
Research to Prevent Blindness
Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust
Winfield Reynolds
Helena Rubinstein Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sinskey
Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Sachs
M. Bruce Shields, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sinskey
Storz Instruments
Stanley and Doris Tanger
Edward and Louaine Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Titus
Unifi, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Harris Vernick
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Wannamaker
To make a donation, please send your contribution to:
Sandy Scarlett, Director
Planning & Development, Duke University Eye Center
Box 3802, Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-3182 or 800-422-1575, ext. 233
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The family of Jessie Rountree present
a $100,000 estate gift to Duke Eye
Center during a visit in February.
BEACON CLUB
Benefactors –
$1,000 and above annually
Drs. Rand Allingham and Anna Stout
Dr. Charles Baltimore
Norma Barringer
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Bartley
Mrs. Helen Bengtson
Dr. and Mrs. David P. Berry
Mrs. Peggy Bridges
Dr. Alan Carlson
Dr. Jonathan Christenbury
Dr. Richard P. Carroll
Coy and Clara Clayton
Gloria Cohan
Mrs. Amy Costner
Drs. K. Alexander Dastgheib and
Bita A. Bagheri-Dastgheib
Mr. and Mrs. Kinsley van R. Dey
Mr. and Mrs. B. Lewis Dozier
Elizabeth Dube
Dr. Alex Eaton
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Eberly
Dr. Martin Ehrenberg
Dr. David & Susan Epstein
Drs. David and Paula Fischer
Philip and Sally Foster
Charles and Nancy Gaddy
Dr. Karen Gehrs
Mrs. Marie R. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Gold
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Griffin, Jr.
Mrs. Vernon Grizzard
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Halbrecht
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Harris
John and Alice Haynes
Dr. William M. Hull, Jr.
Dr. Darrell Jervey
Dr. John R. Karickhoff
Drs. Cynthia Toth and David Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Kent
Mr. J.W. Knauff, III
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Michael Krzyzewski
Mr. Gary Scott Lachman
Dr. Paul P. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John B. McBeath
Mrs. Margaret Finney McPherson
Dr. and Mrs. James Murray Mitchell
Edward W. Pou Moran
Mrs. Ruth W. Morrow
Dr. Roger Novack
Dr. Patricia O’Connor
Mrs. Ruth E. Peck
Mr. Walter Scott Persons, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Leland R. Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Phillips, Jr.
Van and Sherry Phillips
Ms. Christina Powell
Dr. Mary E. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Quantz
Dr. Norman Radtke
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rendleman
Dr. and Mrs. Don Richman
Mr. Barney L. Rickenbacker
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scarborough
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Scherich
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sellers
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Shaw, Jr.
Mr. G. H. Shepherd
Dr. Jeffrey Singer
Dr. Mitchell Singleton
Mrs. George T. Stronach
Dr. Gentaro Sugita
Paul and Mary Szabady
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Tanner
Torin and Terri Walters
Bob and Janie Ward
Dr. Thomas Whitaker
Bob and Betty Wooten
Charles E. Ziegler, Sr.
Mrs. Virginia H. Ziegler
Carol J. Ziel, MD and
Donald T. Kautz, PhD
Patrons – $500 annually
Dr. Thomas Aaberg
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams
Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Arnett
Edward J. Bayone and
Lillian Kahn-Bayone
Mr. Adam W. Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Bonder
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Buckley
Thomas Patrick and
Susan Carta Connors
Dr. and Mrs. John De Carlo
Mr. Edwin Friedberg
Mr. Gay E. Goodwin
Lawrence F. Green
Dr. Frank T. Hannah
Mr. and Mrs. W. Casper Holroyd, Jr.
Dr. Edward K. Isbey, Jr.
Dr. Edward K. Isbey, III
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Killian
Mr. Sanford L. Korschun
Dr. Richard P. Kratz
Evelyn J. and Raphael A. Levin, MD
Dr. Joseph LoCascio, III
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Major
Dr. and Mrs. Julian Mason
Prof. Richard C. Maxwell
Ms. Linda C. Mobley
Mr. James M. Montgomery
Mr. Brett W. Moran
Mr. and Mrs. William Morrisette, Jr.
Dr. Frank Murchison
Ms. Mary T. Murray
Miss Nell Owings
Ms. Sarah Jane Oxendine
Mrs. Dorothy W. Pemberton
Mr. & Mrs. Bob R. Pressley
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Rowe
Wes and Sandy Scarlett
Dr. Andrew and Erica Sorenson
Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Teer
Mr. George M. Trout
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Tyler
Mrs. Anna T. Webb
Mrs. Marlin M. Winn
Dr. and Mrs. Keye Wong
Mr. Robert Zucker
Sponsors - $100 annually
Mel and Leigh Adam
Dr. Natalie Afshari
Mr. Sameer Ahmad
Mrs. Cathie J. Alexander
Edith Aliberti
Dr. Bryan Allf
Mr. David B. Anderson
Mrs. Grace Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. W. Holt Anderson, II
Dr. and Mrs. W. Banks Anderson, Jr.
Dr. Andrew Antoszyk
Mr. and Mrs. Von Autry, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Awh
Dr. Steven Awner
Ricki and Jerri Baer
Mrs. Ann M. Barlow
Mrs. Jacqueline D. Baxley
Mr. I. Croom Beatty, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall C. Beavers
Mr. and Mrs. Koyeton H. Beavers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Berry
Ginger and Les Bethune
Mr. B. B. Bhattacharyya
Brooke Blanks and Dan Schweitzer
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Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Blizzard
Mr. C. Andrew Boor
Dr. John E. Bourgeois
Drs. Dennis Rickman and
Cathy Bowes Rickman
Ms. Linda G. Brantner
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Brooks
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Browning
Mr. David C. Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Burgett
Mr. and Mrs. Harris B. Byrd
Ms. India Cain
Ms. Jean D. Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. John Carden
Dr. William H. Cartwright
Mr. George H. Chadwick, III
Haryy and Shirley Chadwick
Dr. Pratap Challa
Mrs. Dolores M. Chittum
Annette Clark
Tyson and Gerri Clayton
Mr. W. N. Clement, Jr.
Ms. Elinor Clinton
Mr. Herman V. Coates
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cook, Jr.
James W. Corbett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Covington
Dr. J. Burns Creighton
David S. Crow
Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Dederick
Ms. Julia G. Davidson
Dr. Don Arthur Dephouse
Daniel and Lydia Desmond
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Diefenderfer
Joe Kennedy, member of Durham
Lions Club and retired Duke employee,
and Ron Bolen, Duke Life Flight
employee, work together to serve the
Boy Scouts in Durham. The Durham
Lions Club provides major support for
the visually impaired and the scouting
programs throughout the year.
Kirk and Tamara Dittmar
Mrs. Maxine M. Dod
Mr. James Dowdall
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Durham
Mrs. Marjorie W. Dworak
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford M. Eakle
Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Ellington
Dr. Laura and Mark Enyedi
Mrs. Camille D. Epps
David J. and Ellen Esses
Ms. Michelle M. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Farmer
John D. Farrington
Dr. and Mrs. Darwin J. Ferry, Jr.
Drs. Michael D. Fetters and
Sayoko E. Moroi
Mrs. Lucinda B. Findley
Dr. Robert M. Fineman
Mrs. Selma Fink
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Fischer
Mrs. Mary Ancil Fisher
W, Hayes Foster
Dr. H. Randolph Frank
Drs. Neil and Sharon Freedman
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Friedberg
Dr. William Keith Funkhouser
George Fyffe, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Gaudreau
Willis T. Gehrke
Mr. Nicholas C. Gilles
Mr. and Mrs. Willis B. Glover
Mr. Denton M. Goodwin
Helene Grazioso
Lois Gregory
Mr. George C. Griffin, Jr.
Anne T. Griffith
Mr. John H. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hammett
Dr. Cynthia A. Hampton
Dr. Kattayoon Hashemi
Dr. Deborah Hatton
Mrs. Thomas R. Hedges
Mr. and Mrs. Will Heiser
Dr. Warren Henderson
Mr. Nick Hernandez
Drs. Leon Herndon and
Yolanda Scarlett
Mr. and Mrs. Dyson W. Hickingbotham
Mr. William D. Hicks
Mr. Robert E. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hines
Dr. Akito Hirakata
Dr. Peter M. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Holroyd, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howard
Mr. and Mrs. James. E. Hopper
Dr. Herbert W. House
Mr. William F. Hughes
Ms. Susan M. Inagaki
Dr. Pedro J. Irigaray
Dr. Reginald Ishman
Drs. Glenn J. Jaffe and
Linda Van Le
Dr. Arthur Jampolsky
Mr. Samuel w. Johnson
Mrs. Velma H. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Johnston
Ms. Janie P. Jones
Mrs. Ruth B. Jones
Mr. Gene A. Joyner
Mr. Robert E. Kalina
Mrs. Mary L. Kearns
Ms. Betsy Keller
Mr. Herschel Bernie Kenney
Ms. Sue Khorasanee
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kiefer
Drs. Terry and Ellie Kim
Dr. Charles E. King
Dr. Sidney and Dorothea Kohle
Mr. Jimmy Kornegay
Ms. Olga Kronmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Kosiba
Mrs. Eleanor C. Lamarche
T. Alexi Ryan LaMazza
Debra LaRaia
Dr. W. Hampton Lefler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Susan and Irwin Levy
Sean Won Lew
Mrs. Shelli Lieberman
Mr. and Mrs. Brad M. Lohsen
Mr. Harold Lone
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Looper
Dr. Robert F. Lorenzen
Dr. Miguel Lugo
Ms. Mazie S. Mangum
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Mansfield
Gerardo Maradiaga, MD
Jon and Katherine Mauney
Ms. Ruth Maxine McCall
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. McCallum
Dr. and Mrs. Brooks W. McCuen, II
Mr. William H. McCullough
Dr. and Mrs. Dean McCumber
Mrs. Barbara G. McDonald
Nell S. McIver
Mr. Robert McLaughlin
Mrs. Lisa McNeill
Drs. Charles D. and Bettina Meekins
Dr. John Michon
Mrs. Marilyn T. Miller
Major and Mrs. Alan R. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morgan, Sr.
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Mrs. Mary Lide Morris
Mrs. Nida D. Moseley
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Muncaster
Tom and Sara Munden
Mrs. Betty J. Murell
Ms. Adele K. Nakdimen
Dr. Junji Nakatake
Mr. Gary Nance
Mr. William Nantz
Mr. John W. Naylor
Ms. Deborah L. Nowachek
Dr. and Mrs. Yas Nozaki
Dr. Karl R. Olsen
Mr. S.Z. Painter
Mrs. Ruth Paul
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Paxhia
Ms. Florence W. Pearce
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pennington
Dr. and Mrs. D. Howard Phillips
Mr. J.N. Piazza
Mr. and Mrs. Ashmead P. Pipkin
Ms. Frances F. Pohlenz
Drs. Stephen and Laurie Pollock
Mr. and Mrs. L. Norris Post
Dr. Eric Postel and Lacey Chylack
Mr. Ian Potter
Elaine Woods Powell
Mrs. Helen Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Preston
Ms. Nan W. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Eldred E. Prince
Miss Helen G. Quigless
Dr. Alician V. Quinlan
Mr. Donald Ramage
Dr. William B. Rafferty
Miss Frances J. Ratcliff
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Richmond
Mr. Timothy Rich
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Richter
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Rimer
Mr. C. A. Robbins
Mr. W. R. Roberson, Jr.
Mr. Alfonso E. Soler Roca
Mr. Walter L. Rogers
Dr. Robert Rosenstein
Dr. George O.D. Rosenwasser
Drs. Michael and Heidi Rotberg
Carl Rowan, Jr.
Mrs. Dawn A. Santoianni
Mrs. Alta T. Schambach
Dr. Angela Scott
Dr. Judy Seaber
Mr. and Mrs. Welton O. Seal, Jr.
Herald and Peggy Siegler
Katherine W. Shaw
Ms. Anne F. Shearer
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John and Flora Shedd
Dr. M. Bruce Shields
Don Shin
Dr. Robert Shorter
Mr. Ralph O. Shropshire
Ms. Deborah Sue Simpkins
Mrs. Ellen M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Granville Smith
Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Sparks
Mrs. Brooks Speight
Dr. William H. Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stancik
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Stecker
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice C. Stephens
Mr. Robert J. Sukenik
Dr. Myrtle Thompson Swain
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Tasman
Mrs. Jerry D. Taylor
Mr. J.B. Temple
Mr. P. Winfield Thomson
Mr. William S. Thornton
Mr. J.O. Toms
Mr. Robert B. Toth
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Turlington
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Turner
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Tyson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ujevich
Dr. Robin Vann and Ann Winter Vann
Mr. Dexter Vaughan
Don and Carolyn Vaughan
Mrs. Sulou J. Wagstaff
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walton
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edmund Welch
Mr. Charles Whilden
Dr. Robert Wiggins
Mr. Eddie Williams
Dr. George P. Williams, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Wilson
Mrs. Judy Wilson
Mrs. Jane T. Wohlford
Dr. Julie Woodward and Gary B. Gross
Dr. and Mrs. Fulton Wong
Ms. Betsy C. Wright
Mrs. Jean E. Yancey
Mrs. Phyllis B. Yeasel
Dr. Brian R. Younge
Mr. Mark W. Zack
Mrs. Shirley Ziegelbein
Mr. Robert R. Emory
Mrs. Ruth M. Fulk
Mrs. Diane S. Gordon
Mr. William D. Hicks
Leona and John Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Matzuk
Mr. and Mrs. C. David Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Oelkers
Tricia and Mitchell Taper
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
Lillian Smith
Nancy M. Depalma
Robert A. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin and Family
Janey Alpern
Meyer Alpern
Alice Ticememorial
Mrs. Cathy H. Beavers
Ila Thompson
Janie P. Jones
Coree Oxendine
Ms. Sarah Jane Oxendine
Dr. L. Michael Cobo
Miss Helen G. Quigless
Dr. Sotirios Melenikiotis
Mrs. Ellen A. Melenikiotis
Peggy B. Ralley
Earl H. Byrd, Emma L.P. Byrd,
& Carolyn L. Byrd
Floyd Rhodes
Mrs. Lucinda B. Findley
Ms. Marie Hutchins
Helen Crockford
Mrs. Marlin M. Winn
Mrs. Edmund Welch
I.E. Killian
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Killian
Mike Matawich
Ms. Rachael P. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. James Hornaday
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Harris
Rosanna Kamens
Mr. and Mrs. Morton W. Witlin
Thomas B. Moore
Ms. June C. Thornhill
Verna Nantz
Mr. William Nantz
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Melton
W.O. Landy Griffin, Jr.
Mr. George C. Griffin, Jr.
Dean Yeasel
Phyllis B. Yeasel Trust
Maria Naylor
John Naylor
Elenor Gerolamo
Robert Gerolamo
Jennifer Jackson
Walter Raleigh Garris, Jr.
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Gifts in Honor Of
Nat Wolff
Annette Hofbauer
Frank Zanazzi
Ruth Fetterhoff
Dr. John Perry
Dr. and Mrs. Philip H. McKinley
Barbara Beddard
Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin, Jr.
Glenn Jaffe, MD
Elsie Mason
Patricia Rendleman
GIFTS IN HONOR OF
Brooks McCuen, MD
Dr. Edward Isbey, III
Leon Herndon, MD
Dr. William H. Cartwright
Phyllis Painter
Dr. H.R. Chamblee, Jr.
Ms. Florence W. Pearce
Sharon Fekrat, MD
Drs. George and Alice Williams
Calvin Mitchell, MD
Olga Kronmeyer
Ingrid Vik
Karl and Anne-Berit Nordling
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stoler
Joe and Marilyn Reilly
Stephen Pollock, MD
Olga Kronmeyer
Richard B. Boyd, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kennedy
Ms. Betsy Keller
Inola Jones
William and Linda Hughes
Ms. Marion P. Dick
Don and Mary Hart Orr
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gordon Cole
DONORS (10/16/01 – 4/30/02)
David Alston Chesnutt, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Covington
Cynthia Toth, MD
Mrs. Dawn A. Santoianni
Ms. Betsy C. WrightDr. Cynthia Toth
Gordon Klintworth, MD, PhD
Robert and Marjorie Tomlinson
Edward Buckley, MD
Michael J. Ujevich
Dr. Barry Tuerkheimer
Dr. Edward Isbey, III
Rand Allingham, MD
Dorothy Pemberton
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scarborough
Professor Sally Moore
Sallie and Kevin Williams
David Cameron
Dr. Barry Tuerkheimer
Ivan and Donna Weber
James and Amy Hilton
Robert Machemer, MD
Deborah Simpkins
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gurwin
Roslyn Lachman
Alan Carlson, MD
Bob and Patsy Pressley
Paul Lee, MD, JD
Patricia Rendleman
Rachael Klein
Ruth Noyes
Ms. Emine L. Aktay
Ms. Linda J. Barnard
Mr. Paul A. Barth
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Beasley
Mrs. Cathy H. Beavers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Benson
Mr. Paul L. Bergman
Mr. Joshua H. Bond
Mr. Arthur L. Bordeaux
The Hon. James Fred Bowman
Mrs. Richard B. Boyd
Mrs. Nancy Bragg
Mr. and Mrs. Ken W. Bright
Ms. Bonnie J. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Butler
Mr. David L. Cameron
Mrs. Marjorie S. Carlson
Mr. Jerry L. Christy
Mrs. Harriet F. Chused
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gordon Cole
Ms. Gloria Mitnick Collman
Mr. Carter H. Coupland
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cox
Ms. Joy H. Cox
Mr. Richard C. Creede, Jr.
Mr. George F. Cribb
Ms. Margaret E. Cummings
Mrs. Clara R. Dauber
Ms. Nancy M. Depalma
Ms. Carla R. Detter
Ms. Marion P. Dick
Mrs. Marguerite J. Dinehart
Mr. John L. Dolentz
Ed Isbey, III, MD, and Hal Shaw, MD,
Alumni Campaign Chairmen, along
with Jeb Bourgeois (not pictured).
Mr. Lawrence Edgerton
Mr. Robert L. Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Elliott
Mr. Robert R. Emory
Dr. Fuson Erkel
Mrs. Jennifer W. Everett
Mr. Stephen S. Feman
Ms. Alva L. Finkner
Ms. Barbara Foggie
Mrs. Pratt Ford
Mrs. Anne D. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Frucht
Mrs. Ruth M. Fulk
Mrs. Kirsten Gaither
Mr. Rodney Garner
Mr. Andrew Gooch
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Green
Mr. Frank J. Grissler
Ms. Maria A. Guzman
Mrs. Irene Hackel
Mr. Robert A. Hannan
Mr. Thomas C. Harris
Mr. John W. Henderson
Dr. Karen Mack Hendry
Ms. Annette B. Hofbauer
Mr. Frederick B.C. Hogan
Mr. Bernard A. Holliday
Mrs. Carol Hirton
Mrs. Colleen Hoyle
Mrs. Martha B. Hylton
Mr. John D. Ivey
Mrs. Marilyn L. Johnson
Mr. Rodger W. Junk
Ms. Barbara Justice
Mr. Curtis R. Kennedy
Mrs. Pearl Kerwin
Ms. Licia C. Kidd
Mr. Kenneth N. Kiger
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kiloustian
Mrs. Basava Kothapalli
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Ms. Irene Kress
Mrs. Katharine N. Land
Mrs. Bette A. Laursen
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Levine
Mr. Michael C. Lewis
Mr. Claude H. Long
Mr. and Mrs. William Luk
Ms. Sheryl Maller
Mr. James W. Mann
Mr. George W. McPheters
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Michaels
Mr. Herbert R. Miller
Mr. Conrad Mitchell
Mrs. Joyce F. Moore
Mrs. William T. Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Robin L. Mote
Dr. Raymond L. Murray
Ms. Ruth F. Noyes
Mrs. Ranell R. Oberlies
Mr. J.K.. Olsen
Dr. and Mrs. John Owens
Mrs. Johanne Paff
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Peck
Ms. Mary T. Peckens
Mrs. Elsie Perry
Mr. George A. Powell
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Privott
Mr. Sol Rabinowitz
Mrs. Judith Rains
Ms. Bessie L. Raper
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney W. Ray
Dr. Ellen F. Regan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Reilly
Reverend George H. Ricks
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garley Riggs
Ms. Jean P. Rochet
Ms. Helen J. Ryon
Ms. Earline W. Sanderson
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Paul Sarett
Mr. Robert O. Schwartz
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Wade Scroggs
Ms. Karen A. Shapiro
Mrs. Jean S. Sharpless
Mr. Joshua B. Sherman
Mr. Calvin T. Sigler, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Simon
Ms. Stephanie C. Simon
Mr. T. W. Skinner
Lt. Col. Joseph E. Slaven
Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyd Smith
Mrs. Sandra H. Smith
Ms. Jacqueline S. Spangler
Ms. Millie P. Starling
Mrs. Marjorie D. Stein
Prof. Bruce A. Sullenger
Mrs. Peggy B. Ralley
Ms. Patricia Taper
Mr. Carlis L. Teague
Ms. Marie Valentino
Mr. Edward C. Van Buskirk
Mrs. Linda K. Walker
Ms. Hilda A. Wells
Ms. Kathy J. Wilhelm
Dr. Harley M. Williams
Mrs. Sallie Williams
Ms. Terra Williams
Mrs. Letitia A. Willis
Mr. David A. Wilson
Mr. Frank B. Zanazzi
Robert Dawson, MD and
John Reed, MD
Julia Dawson and
Robert Dawson, MD
Natalie Afshari, MD, and
James Tiedeman, MD
Hal Shaw, MD,
and Bill Hull, MD
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD,
Calvin Mitchell, MD, and
David L. Epstein, MD
Alumni and
former faculty return
to Duke to join
faculty and staff in
honoring W. Banks
Anderson, Jr., MD.
Maurice Landers, MD,
M. Bruce SHields, MD,
and Rand Allingham, MD
Alan Carlson, MD, David L.
Epstein, MD, and John Reed, MD
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The Ruth and Herman Albert
Eye Research Institute
Key Naming Opportunities
4
Fourth and fifth floors – eye research
laboratories and conference rooms
3
Third floor – faculty offices
and conference rooms
2
Second floor – pediatric eye care
exam lanes and waiting areas
1
First floor – auditorium
and library
The Campaign For Duke Projects
1. The Albert Eye Research Institute
– Goal: $25 Million For Construction
– Current Funds Raised: $13.8 Million
2. Key Endowments
• W. Banks Anderson, Jr., M.D. Professorship
Endowment Fund – $1,000,000
• Machemer Fellows Research Endowment
Fund – $500,000
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PLANNING
FOR YOUR
FUTURE
WHILE YOU
GIVE TO
DUKE EYE
CENTER
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“Hats On” to Dr. Epstein!
You can make a gift
to Duke Eye Center that
will provide income for
you during your lifetime.
Remember that appreciated property can be
deeded to Duke to avoid
capital gains taxes that
may be partly tax
during your lifetime.
Call Duke Eye
Center to find out
more about how to make
such a gift and to evaluate its potential to benefit you at the same time!
To find out more, please
contact Sandy Scarlett,
Director of the Eye
Center Planning and
Development Office, at
800-422-1575, ext. 345
or 919-684-3182.
On December 31, 2001, David L. Epstein, MD, Joseph A.C.
Wadsworth Clinical Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, was awarded the degree of Master of Medical Management, Health
Systems Management, Tulane University School of Public Health and
Tropical Medicine. This Masters Program was developed in partnership
with the American College of Physician Executives, a national specialty
society representing physicians in medical management. Dr. Epstein
(back row, middle) is pictured with his graduating class.
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F A C U L T Y
U P D A T E
CONGRATULATIONS!
• Congratulations to Tamer Mahmoud, MD for winning the 2002
Robert Machemer Research Award! The title of his proposal is:
“Penetration of tissue plasminogen (tPA) into the retinal veins in a porcine
animal model of vascular occlusion.” The award, supported by Alcon,
will be formally presented in June at the Residents and Fellows Day.
Natalie
Afshari, MD
presented results
of six research
projects at the
annual meeting of
The Association
for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her presentations included research on gene
therapy in cornea, LASIK after
corneal transplantation, recent modifications in indications for corneal
transplantation, and microbiology of
ocular infections.
She was invited to lecture about
LASIK refractive surgery at the
American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery in Philadelphia in
June 2002. Additionally, results of
her research regarding indications for
corneal transplantation were presented at the same meeting and she
participated in teaching a course on
LASIK.
Dr. Afshari became a principal investigator for the phase III FDA clinical
trial of Dehydrex, a Dextran based
topical medicine, for the treatment of
recurrent corneal erosion.
Dr. Afshari and Dr. Paul Lee performed the first permanent keratoprosthesis surgery in the history of
Duke University in April 2002.
Terry Kim,
MD, of the
Corneal and
Refractive Surgery
Services, was
delighted to hear
that his research
on novel corneal
adhesives has been funded by an
NIH/NEI R01 grant, on which he
will serve as Co-Principal Investigator along with Principal Investigator
Mark Grinstaff, PhD, of Duke’s
Chemistry Department (see details in
the What’s New In Research section). This past winter, Dr. Kim was
invited to present some of this exciting research as participating faculty
during the 22nd Annual Meeting of
the Aspen Corneal Society, along
with other experts such as Drs. Eric
Donnenfeld and Michael Raizman.
In addition to his research, Dr. Kim
will be busy serving on the Editorial
Board of the journal Cornea, which
he was recently invited to join by
Editor Dr. Doyle Stulting. Dr. Kim
presented his clinical research on
temporary keratoprostheses/corneal
transplants at the ARVO meeting in
May and has a course and lecture
planned for the upcoming ASCRS
meeting this June in Philadelphia,
PA. He also looks forward to serving as Visiting Professor at various
universities in Brazil this summer
and in Korea this fall.
Laura B.
Enyedi, MD,
spoke in April at a
joint DUKE-UNC
conference for
primary care
physicians. The
topic of her talk
was “Pediatric
Ophthalmologic Problems.”
David Jones,
MD, gave a presentation on New
Developments in
Refractive
Surgery and An
Update on
Cataract Surgery
to area optometrists at Duke sponsored optometric conferences. He
gave a talk to local optometric assistants about Corneal Transplantation
and Cataract Surgery, and has contributed to the ongoing education of
EyeMD's through the Lifelong Education of the Ophthalmologist committee of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology. Dr. Jones participated in the 40th Anniversary of the
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of
Miami, Florida in February, 2002.
He lectured to local students of the
Hanes Academic Academy of Winston-Salem about LASIK and refractive surgery, and has also provided
public education about the importance of eyecare and the prevention
and treatment various eye diseases to
local church and civic groups and on
local talk radio.
David L.
Epstein, MD,
Professor and
Chairman of the
Department of
Ophthalmology,
was invited to
give the Sixth Irving H. Leopold Lecture in February,
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2002. The Irving H. Leopold Lecture
is an endowed named lecture held
yearly at Mount Sinai School of
Medicine in New York, and is
designed to honor Irving Leopold by
honoring a physician-scientist in
Ophthalmology. Dr. Epstein’s lecture
was entitled, “If I Had Glaucoma.”
As Symposium organizer and lecturer for the American Glaucoma
Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico, he
lectured on “Canalicular Outflow” in
February, 2002. Dr. Epstein was also
invited as Visiting Professor at
Scheie Eye Institute of the University
of Pennsylvania in January, 2002,
where he presented two lectures entitled, “If I Had Glaucoma” and “Gene
Therapy for Glaucoma or Whatever
Happened to Ethacrynic Acid.” He
has been elected President-Elect of
the Chandler-Grant Glaucoma Society for 2002-2004.
Stephen
Pollock, MD,
David Epstein,
MD and Karim
Damji, MD, a former Duke glaucoma fellow, are
co-authors on a
recently-published paper in the journal Ophthalmology. The article
focuses on the appearance of the
optic nerve in an inherited disorder
called Dominant Optic Atrophy. It
also identifies the clinical characteristics that differentiate this disease
from glaucoma.
Sharon
Freedman,
MD, directed a
workshop on
Pediatric Glaucoma at the
annual meeting of
the American
Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, held in Seattle
WA in March 2002. She also had
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two abstracts accepted to that same
meeting, Objective Measurement of
Torsion after Macular Translocation
Surgery, with co-authors Matthew
Gearinger, Sandra Holgado, and
Cynthia Toth; and Tube-Shunt
Surgery for Glaucoma in Children
Under the Age of Two Years, with
co-author Jin Jing at Duke, and coauthors from Emory Medical Center.
She and co-author Laura Enyedi
recently had a paper accepted to the
American Journal of Ophthalmology
regarding Goniotomy Surgery for the
treatment of uveitic glaucoma in
young patients. A second paper was
accepted to the Journal of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus regarding
strabismus surgery for the torsion
associated with full macular translocation surgery, with co-author Cynthia Toth. The NIH-sponsored, multicenter trial for the Early Treatment of
Retinopathy of Prematurity continues
to go well, with Dr. Freedman as
principal investigator at the
Duke/UNC site.
Sanjay
Asrani, MD,
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Service,
was invited to
give a talk on new
methods of glaucoma diagnosis at
the Glaucoma subspecialty day, part
of the annual American Academy of
Ophthalmology conference to be
held in October this year. He has also
been invited to present his work on
fluctuations of intraocular pressure at
the Nordic Congress of Ophthalmology in Finland. He continues his
work on developing a new filtering
device in collaboration with Duke
biomedical engineering as well as
new imaging devices. Dr. Asrani has
also written a chapter in an upcoming new atlas on imaging of the eye.
Alan Carlson,
MD, was featured
in the March 2002
issue of Review
of Ophthalmology
in the “Best Practices” - Refractive
Surgery section.
He will be lecturing on Developing and Sustaining a
Successful LASIK Practice at the
upcoming American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery
meeting in Philadelphia in June
2002. At the same meeting, he was
invited to lecture to the ophthalmic
technicians as part of the Clinical
and Surgical Training Program. Dr.
Carlson also spoke at the Duke Eye
Center Professional Education Series
in Durham in March and also Winston-Salem in April. He will be
speaking at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL in the summer of 2002.
He continues to serve actively on the
editorial board for Review of Ophthalmology and also as editor for the
Complication Section for Review of
Refractive Surgery. In February, Dr.
Carlson served as Master of Ceremonies for the 6th Annual Winter
Thaw event honoring the trainees at
the Duke Eye Center.
In New Orleans,
Louisiana in
November, 2001
Gordon K.
Klintworth,
MD, demonstrated the Eye
Pathology Tutor
and Database at the annual meeting
of the American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists and lectured on
argyrosis at the American Academy
of Ophthalmology. On January 18 he
gave a seminar entitled “Inherited
Corneal Diseases: Nature’s way of
indicating Genes that Affect the
Cornea” at the Cedar Sinai Hospital
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Faculty Update
in Los Angeles. On January 19 he
participated at a Symposium on
“Genetic Disease and the Eye,”
where he delivered the Harold F.
Falls lecture and received the Harold
F. Falls award for outstanding contributions to our knowledge of inherited eye diseases. In April Dr. Klintworth visited Australia, where he
delivered several lectures. He spoke
at the International Orbital Society
on Allergic Sinusitis. This was followed by the XXIXth International
Congress of Ophthalmology where
he chaired a symposium on Corneal
Pathology that he was invited to
organize. He was also an invited
speaker on corneal genetic diseases
at a symposium entitled “Ophthalmic
Genetics from Clinic to Laboratory
to Clinic.” After the congress he lectured at Flinders University in Adelaide on “The Interactive Eye Pathology Tutor and Disease Database,”
which he developed with Anthony
Benson and Ann Bushyhead. In April
Dr. Klintworth was awarded a
renewal of his grant from the
National Eye Institute to study macular corneal dystrophy for another 4
years.
Paul Lee, MD,
was Visiting Professor at the University of
Alabama-Birmingham where he
lectured on
improving eye
care delivery. Dr. Lee also made a
site visit to Delhi, India for the
National Eye Institute, where he
served on the Advisory Committee
for the development of the IndiaVisual Functioning Questionnaire to
measure vision-related quality of life
and functioning. While there, he lectured at the RP Center (Indian NIH)
on “Why Patients With Diabetes
Lose Vision.” Dr. Lee also recently
gave lectures at the Diabetes and Eye
Conference held at the Annenberg
Center in Palm Springs, CA. The
lectures were entitled “Glaucoma
and Diabetes” and “Quality of Diabetes Eye Care.” He also attended a
committee meeting of the American
Board of Ophthalmology, where the
committee worked on question
development for the re-certification
examination. Dr. Lee recently gave a
speech about glaucoma at the
“Vision Problems in the US - Symposium” held in Washington, DC.
Sharon
Fekrat, MD,
recently began her
2002 term as the
Secretary/ Treasurer of the North
Carolina Society
of Eye Physicians
and Surgeons (NCSEPS). Dr. Fekrat
was appointed as a member of the
Age-related Macular Degeneration
(AMD) Clinical Trials Network, a
committee tasked to organize a
nationwide network for conducting
clinical trials for the prevention and
treatment of AMD. She was invited
to be an Oral Board Examiner for the
American Board of Ophthalmology
(ABO), and is an appointed member
of the Duke School of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Committee. She is also a member of the Elizabeth Greer Resident Surgical Laboratory Fundraising Honorary Committee at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of Johns Hopkins. Dr.
Fekrat remains the site Principal
Investigator for the Transpupillary
Thermotherapy for AMD Trial as
well as the EyeTech Study for AMD.
Glenn Jaffe, MD, was an invited
keynote speaker at the International
Congress in Ophthalmology held in
Sydney, Australia April 22-26, 2002.
This meeting,
attended by ophthalmologists and
researchers from
around the world,
will include presentations and
courses on a wide
range of topics
related to the diagnosis and treatment
of eye diseases. Dr. Jaffe will present
a talk on novel treatments for inflammatory eye disease on Wednesday,
April 24.
Dr. Jaffe was a course faculty at the
Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery
Course, held in Durham, North Carolina on May 2-4, 2002. Dr. Jaffe
presented three different talks at the
meeting and participated in panel
discussions along with other Duke
vitreoretinal faculty members and
invited faculty members. This meeting attracts vitreoretinal specialists
from around the world and is
designed to present the latest
advances in the diagnosis and treatment of vitreoretinal diseases.
Dr. Jaffe delivered an invited platform presentation at this year’s Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology. The talk was given
as part of a symposium on the clinician scientist. Dr. Jaffe’s talk, given
on Wednesday, May 8, was entitled
“So you want to be a clinician scientist? Practical Issues Facing the Clinician Scientist”. A clinician scientist
is an individual who is trained as a
physician, and who also conducts
basic or clinical research along with
his patient care responsibilities. Dr.
Jaffe discussed the factors that led to
his decision to become a clinician
scientist, the advantages of this type
of career path, obstacles that may be
encountered along the way, and
strategies to overcome these obstacles to achieve a satisfying and productive career.
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Cynthia Toth,
MD, receives
The Rhett
Buckler Award
The award was given
to Dr. Toth at the
Vitreous Society
Meeting in autumn
2001. Her award
winning video was
produced by Kennard
Blake of Duke
University.
Mark Taylor and Beth
Hendley, Ophthalmic Medical
Technician students received awards
sponsoring a trip to the Contact
Lens Society of America (CLSA)
Annual Education Meeting in
Charleston, South Carolina April
10-13th. Mark and Beth won their
awards for submission of papers
written earlier this year.
Eye Center Arts Program Update:
Betty Haskin,
Coordinator of the
Eye Center’s Arts
Program and
Cultural Services staff
member, personally received a
Betty Haskin signs her second edition of
grant from Tryon Center for
prints at Caversham Center Kwazulu –
Visual Art in Charlotte, NC to
Natal Province, South Africa
travel to Kwazulu Natal
Province, South Africa for one month beginning March 16, 2002. Along
with three artists from Africa, Haskin was in residence at Caversham
Studio where she and the other artists each made fine art prints with
master printer Malcolm Christian. Haskin created images about traditional healing in the Kwazulu Natal area, thereby connecting her personal artistic work with Cultural Services’ arts-in-healing programming
at Duke University Medical Center. The grant was partially funded by
the North Carolina Arts Council. Haskin was the only artist from North
Carolina selected to receive the grant this year. Haskin plans to give a
presentation about her experience and her work in the fall of 2002.
Each year Duke
University recognizes and
awards Duke
employees who
have made
exceptional
contributions
through their
work by recognizing them at the
Duke University Presidential
Awards. Cindy Skalak, RN,
COT, received a Meritorious Service Award for service for 2001.
Cindy was presented a plaque and a
check at the Presidential Awards
Luncheon on Monday, April 8,
2002. All of us who have the privilege of working with Cindy know
what a dedicated professional she
is. Congratulations, Cindy!
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Duke Team’s New Device Helps
Microsurgeons Maneuver
A
vitreoretinal surgeon doesn’t
have much room to operate.
To reach the vitreous cavity of
the eye and operate on the retina, you
go in through a tiny hole in the wall of
the eye, generally no more than a millimeter in size. Then, once you’ve got
the forceps or scissors through that
tiny opening, you use a microscope to
direct your movements: delicately lifting, cutting, moving, and removing
tissue from the retina. There’s virtually no room for error when you’re
trying to maneuver in such a small
space.
Until recently, not many instruments were available to give eye surgeons the range of motion and control
they needed for this delicate surgery.
So, six years ago, a team at the Duke
University Eye Center’s Biophysics
Laboratory - a think tank that has
developed prototypes for over 100 surgical instruments used worldwide got together to develop an instrument
handle that would allow surgeons to
deftly maneuver 360 degrees while
working inside the eye.
The Biophysics Laboratory’s team
experimented, adjusted, and tested,
starting in the laboratory, then with
animal models, and ultimately putting
the prototypes in the hands of the Eye
Center’s vitreoretinal surgeons. They
looked at the shape of the levers, the
instrument’s weight, length, and balance, how it fit in the hands of different surgeons. Finally, after more than
20 different versions, they found what
they were looking for.
The final handle design, for which
the Eye Center team has applied for a
patent, features 36 levers at the surgeon’s fingertips. It looks a little like
Cynthia Toth, MD, Glenn Jaffe, MD, Eric Postel, MD and Richard Nappi examine
The Grieshaber Revolution handle
an umbrella, says Biophysics Laboratory Faculty Director Dr. Cynthia
Toth, a vitreoretinal surgeon herself.
“You can activate the handle anywhere you grab it, so you don’t have
to think about maneuvering your hand
“Because the surgery
is made much easier,
patients with eye disease
are the ultimate benefactors
of this new device.”
Cynthia Toth, MD
at a specific angle to use it. And while
you’re using the instrument, you can
turn your hand in any direction, so it’s
much more comfortable, ergonomically natural to use, and easy to
maneuver than any instrument we’ve
had to date.”
After the Duke team developed
and tested the prototype, they licensed
the design to a Swiss subsidiary of
Alcorn Laboratories to produce and
market the device commercially. They
worked closely with the precision surgical instrument company, Grieshaber,
which added its expertise to fine-tune
the final product. This May, The
Grieshaber Revolution handle made
its debut in the United States.
At Duke, according to Dr. Toth,
the new instrument has become so
successful that surgeons practically
fight for the chance to use it to perform a wide range of surgeries,
including removing puckered membranes from the surface of the retina,
for complicated detachments of membranes on the retinal surface, and for
diabetic eye surgery. “And because the
surgery is made much easier, patients
with eye disease are the ultimate benefactors of this new device.”
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Outreach Update
vides free
SuperOptics’ Brantley Holland pro
eyeglass cleaning and adjustment.
Staying busy while waitin
g
7th Annual Eye Center
Screening Big Success
Touchable Art
Gallery coord
inator Betty
Haskin demon
strates African
drum
kley offers
Coffee anyone? Gretchen Oa
screened.
coffee to those waiting to be
begin screening
Ophthalmic technicians
process
Louis The Mag
ician was a b
ig hit for those
waiting to be
called.
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CONTINUINGMEDICALEDUCATION
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds
Category
Date
Time
Credit Hours
(Special Guest: Dr. Monte del Monte)
June 14
June 15
12:00pm-6:30pm
8:00am-5:00pm
5.0
7.0
General
August 1
5:00pm-6:30pm
1.0
Glaucoma
September 5
5:00pm-6:30pm
1.0
Pediatrics
October 1
5:00pm-6:30pm
1.0
General
November 16
7:30am-10:00am
2.0
General
December 7
7:30am-10:00am
2.0
Residents’/Fellows’ Day
For information or questions, please contact Michelle Evans at (919) 684-3836.
The Duke University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for credit hours in the Category I of Physicians’ Recognition
Award of AMA. The Duke University School of Medicine adheres to ACCME standards regulating industry support of
continuing medical education, and disclosure of faculty and commercial sponsor relations, if any, will be made known at the conference.
Duke University Eye Center Presents the
Inherited Eye Disease
Symposium
14th Annual Glaucoma
Symposium
Honoring
Gordon K. Klintworth, M.D., Ph.D.
Saturday, September 21, 2002
August 3 & 4, 2002
Hilton Hotel, Durham, North Carolina
8:00am - 5:00pm
Love Auditorium
Duke University Campus
Durham, North Carolina
Faculty Director:
R. Rand Allingham, M.D.
For registration information, please contact
Michelle Evans at (919) 684-3836.
For Registration Information, please contact
Michelle Evans at (919) 684-3836.
Visit CME’s Web Site at: www.dukeeye.org/education/CME.html
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Robert SInskey, MD, Receives Prestigious
Lifetime Golden Apple Award
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sinskey were
the guests of the Duke University Eye
Center on April 24, 2002. Dr. Sinskey
was invited by the Eye Center Residents and Dr. David Epstein to be a
Visiting Professor and to give a Chairman’s Guest Lecture.
Dr. Sinskey is an alumnus of the
Duke University Eye Center Residency Program and has been a staunch
supporter of our educational activities throughout his career. Prior to his
recent retirement, Dr. Sinskey would host a senior resident each year at
his home in California. During this time, our residents have not only
enjoyed his hospitality, but have learned about cataract surgery from a
true pioneer in the field.
During his visit to Duke, Dr. Sinskey was reacquainted with many
of his long time friends and had the opportunity to meet the new members of the faculty. His lecture on the “Historical developments in
cataract surgery” engaged the standing-room only audience.
At the end of his lecture, the residents presented him with a surprise
honor: he was awarded the Lifetime Golden Apple- the highest award
given by the residents to a teacher who has guided their training. In
addition, a plaque was installed in the Hornaday Conference room at
the Eye Center marking this event.
The entire Eye Center family is eager for his return to Durham!
Duke Residents Shine at National Meetings
This spring the residents of the Duke University Eye Center have distinguished themselves through their commitment towards outstanding research.
Each year, our residents are asked to take part in original research in basic
and clinical scientific aspects of eye disease. They identify a faculty mentor
who works with the resident to design and execute their research. The residents will present their work at the annual Duke Eye Center Residents’ and
Fellows’ Day scientific program.
In addition, our residents are encouraged to submit their work for consideration at national ophthalmology meetings. This year we have a record
number of projects by our residents accepted at these prestigious meetings.
Ten of our residents had their work accepted for presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida from May 5th to May9, 2002. Dr. Tamer Mahmoud,
a second year resident, and Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, our Chief Resident,
were awarded special Travel Grants for this meeting. In addition, two residents will be presenting their work at the Association for Cataract and
Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA in June.
We congratulate all our residents for their outstanding work!
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EDITOR’S NOTE
To our readers:
In 1994 I was asked to
assume responsibility for the production of VISION three times a
year. Since then we have tried to
faithfully chronicle the progress
and success of Duke University
Eye Center and, at the same time,
bring to our readers meaningful,
informative and exciting information about our faculty, staff, and
Advisory Board. Over the years
many of our patients have shared
their wonderful “success stories”
with the hope that these stories
would provide encouragement for
others faced with similar vision
problems. We have also worked
to bring our readers the newest
advances in eye research and
treatment options.
It is with sadness mixed with
joy that, after seventeen years at
the Eye Center, I now say
farewell as I enter early retirement
and pursuit of my art and music
interests. However, I cannot leave
without saying thank you to our
wonderful faculty, staff and Advisory Board, and to our chairman,
Dr. Epstein. Without their willingness to provide the encouragement, ideas and necessary information, producing VISION would
have been impossible. Thanks
also to a wonderful writer, Laura
Ertel, and especially to John
Hemingway at Azalea Graphics,
who made all those “11th hour”
changes, always with a smile.
As I pass on the “Editor’s
Torch,” I am confident that
VISION will remain an important
and meaningful publication for
you, our readers.
India Cain
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to expect as far as discomfort and
everything,” he recalls of his preprocedure concerns. “But mine wasn’t bad at all, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.”
So, was Duke’s Dr. Carlson able
to add a little something to
Clougherty’s post-LASIK vision to
ensure that the ACC referee would
see things in favor of the Duke Blue
Devils basketball team? Clougherty
laughs at the thought. “You know
what, maybe not, because I officiated one of their only losses! So
there’s not a biased prescription in
my lenses!”
Who knows? Someday Duke
students, notorious for some of the
most creative cheers in collegiate
basketball, might not be too far
away from chanting: “You need
LASIK!” in response to future questionable calls made by refs wearing
glasses!
Dr. Jaffe was an invited speaker at a
meeting entitled “Diabetic Vitreoretinopathy: from Concepts to Therapeutic Current Applications”. This
meeting was held in Paris, France
on June 8, 2002. It was attended by
ophthalmologists and diabetologists
from all over Europe. The meeting
covered a wide range of topics
related to the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Dr.
Jaffe presented information on the
use of a sustained drug delivery
implant containing the steroid fluocinolone acetonide to treat diabetic
macular edema.
Dr. Jaffe was an invited keynote
speaker at the 3rd International Symposium on Ocular Infection. This
meeting, attended by ophthalmologists and researchers around the
world, was held in Salzburg, Austria
June 9-12, 2002. On Tuesday, June
11, Dr. Jaffe presented his talk
entitled “Sustained Drug Delivery
Systems to Treat Ocular Disease”.
Dr. Jaffe will present a talk at the
Macula Society in Barcelona, Spain
on June 13, 2002. His talk is entitled
“Demographic-specific Posterior
Segment Eye Findings in Patients
with Sarcoid-associated Uveitis in
the Southeastern United States”.
Sarcoidosis is a relatively common
cause of ocular inflammation
(uveitis) observed in the southeastern United States. In a study performed with 3rd year medical student, Dara Khalatbari, there were
several signs of ocular inflammation
that occurred in the posterior segment (back of the eye) that differed
depending on the patient’s race,
gender, and age. This information
has important implications for the
diagnosis and treatment of patients
with ocular sarcoidosis.
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