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Duke University Eye Center
Planning and Development Office
Box 3802, Erwin Road, Durham, NC
919.684.3182

To aspire means to strive toward an end.

For more than thirty years, the Duke University Eye Center has led the
way in applying the latest science to advance the understanding of eye
disease and to develop promising new treatments and cures.
Our ambition is to be second to none. Our basic science researchers and
clinician-scientists collaborate daily to fulfill our three-fold mission: to
pursue the most advanced research; to provide our patients with the very
best care; and to train the next generation of scientific and clinical leaders
in ophthalmology.
Together with our generous philanthropic partners, supporters, and
ambassadors, we look forward with great anticipation to the opening of
the Albert Eye Research Institute, and ultimately, to the opening of a new
clinical pavilion. Inside these state-of-the-art facilities, researchers and
clinicians will work together, translating scientific innovations into new
treatments that will preserve and restore sight for generations to come.
At the Duke University Eye Center, we have soaring aspirations to cure,
to heal, to serve. With your help, we are confident that we will achieve
our ultimate goal: to win the battle against blinding eye disease.

Our mission: provide you the best in care

Ralph Snyderman, MD
For generations, the Duke Eye Center has helped preserve the gift of
sight for children and adults throughout North Carolina and the
Southeast. Renowned for innovations in microscopic and laser surgery,
superb clinical care, and excellent training for tomorrowĖs ophthalmologists,
the Duke Eye Center today is poised to fully realize its potential as
an international center for groundbreaking eye research.
As medical science enters a new era of discovery spawned by advances in
molecular biology and genomics, the promise of new cures for devastating
eye diseases is brighter than ever. I am proud to support the Eye CenterĖs
vision for the future, beginning with construction of the Ruth and Herman
Albert Eye Research Institute. This state-of-the-art facility will provide
advanced laboratory equipment and space to accommodate additional
faculty. But more importantly, it will facilitate the collaboration and
synergy that occurs when clinicians and researchers work closely together.
In the following pages, you will learn about the extraordinary research now
underway at the Duke Eye Center and the tremendous impact new
treatments have had on our patients. You will also hear about the critical
role our friends and donors play in supporting this important work. I
encourage you to become involved, and I pledge our institutionĖs continued
support for the Duke Eye Center.
Sincerely,
Ralph Snyderman, MD
Chancellor for Health Affairs
President and CEO, Duke University Health System