A Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship is offered at Duke Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology under the direction of Edward G. Buckley, MD. Additional faculty members included: Sharon Freedman, MD, Laura Enyedi, MD, David Wallace, MD, and Terri Young, MD.

The pediatric ophthalmology division is a separate clinic in the Duke Eye Center and a state-of-the-art treatment facility. Patients are referred from a multi‑state region for their ophthalmic care. The clinic, OR facilities, and inpatient unit are all housed in a separate eye hospital on the Duke campus. The Ophthalmology department is consistently ranked in the top ten. 

Generally, two clinical fellows are selected each year. The fellowship program has two tracks. 

Track 1: The one-year clinical fellowship begins the first week of July each year. 

Track 2: The two-year clinical fellowship is fully funded for candidates who want a more serious academic experience. Track 2 consists of a year of clinical work, followed by an additional year largely dedicated to clinical or basic science research projects with some clinical activity. 

Clinical: The clinical experience covers all aspects of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. The clinic sees more than 10,000 patients a year. Ample experience is available on a wide range of clinical entities such as retinoblastoma, congenital glaucoma, strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital and metabolic disorders, ptosis, congenital cataracts, intraocular lens implantation, adult strabismus, pediatric and adult neuro‑ophthalmology, contact lenses, and nystagmus. The fellow is an active part of the surgical team which performs more than 1,000 surgical procedures annually.

Research: Excellent research facilities are also available at the Eye Center.

Requirements:

• Full North Carolina medical licensure (not a training license)
• Clinical positions cannot be offered to individuals who are international medical school graduates who do not qualify for full North Carolina licensure. 
• Being accepted as a fellow with a citizenship other than United States will require working with the North Carolina Medical Board and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
• Applicants must be H1-B eligible or have a green card to become a cornea fellow at Duke.

Appplication: The deadline for application is in the fall of the year before fellowship training is to begin and approximately two months before the fellowship match deadline. Please visit SFMatch.org to complete an application. Two letters of reference are needed as part of the application process. Applications will be reviewed by the fellowship committee and, if appropriate, an interview invitation will be extended. 

For more information contact Kimberly Horton at Duke Eye Center, DUMC Box 3802, Durham, NC 27710, by telephone 919-684-3957 or email at kimberly.horton@duke.edu