Chair: Edward Buckley, MD
Assistant: Michele Clifton
Office: 2351 Erwin Rd.
Campus PO Box: 3802
Phone: (919) 684-5846
FAX: (919) 681-6343
The Department of Ophthalmology is one of the leading ophthalmology programs in the country. The department is comprised of eight clinical divisions, more than 70 clinical faculty and 15 research faculty members, 23 sub-specialty fellows, 25 residents (including 6 PGY1 residents in their intern year), and numerous rotating medical students. The department is dedicated to offering the latest in clinical eye care, innovation through basic research and translational discoveries, and training the next generation of comprehensive and sub-specialty ophthalmologists.