Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Duke Sets Up National Vision Center for Athletes

"An eye care visionary has set his sights on establishing the first national center for sports vision," according to The Chronicle. "Although sports-related eye injuries can have a significant impact on an athlete’s career, the Duke Sports Vision Center for Excellence is the only organization in the country equipped to care for athletes from diagnosis to rehabilitation, said Dr. Terry Kim, director of ophthalmology fellowship programs and associate director of cornea and refractive surgery services. The center is currently housed throughout the Duke Eye Center, but Kim said he hopes to unite these services in one building and to expand vision care to military service members with acute eye damage." Read more.

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