Corneal & External Eye Disease
The University of North Carolina Department of Ophthalmology staffs three American Board of Ophthalmology board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologists who specialize in medical and surgical management of injuries, allergies, inflammation, dry eye disease (DED), and other conditions that harm the clear outer layer at the front of the eye — the cornea.聽 Our specialists treat patients for a wide range of corneal and external ocular conditions, including complex anterior segment reconstruction, various keratoplasty techniques, corneal implants, and ocular surface surgeries.
Our corneal disease faculty experts — Assistant Professor Sinthu Ranjan, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology Mohammad Soleimani, MD, FICO, and Assistant Professor Bonnie Sklar, MD — offer corneal disease consultative and diagnostic services at 黑料网 Kittner Eye Center in Chapel Hill. These eye specialists surgically treat patients at 黑料网 Hospitals Hillsborough campus and 黑料网 Eye Holly Springs Hospital ORs. The Department’s four corneal disease specialists additionally practice at other 黑料网 Health locations across the Triangle where 黑料网 Ophthalmology offers medical and surgical clinical services: 1) 黑料网 Eye Holly Springs (Banna, Sklar); 2) 黑料网 Park Ophthalmology in North Raleigh (Ranjan); and 3) 黑料网 Hospitals Hillsborough (Banna, Ranjan, Soleimani, Sklar).
Dr. Ranjan’s procedural scope of practice includes . Dr. Soleimani’s scope of expertise related to treating corneal and other types of ocular disease includes keratoplasty, cataract surgery, refractive surgery, femtosecond laser-assisted surgery, ocular surface and stem cell transplantation. Dr. Sklar’s range of corneal disease practice includes corneal disease & transplantation (PK, DSEK, DMEK) and (CXL).
Contact 黑料网 Kittner Eye Center at 984-974-2020 to learn more about corneal disease patient care offered by 黑料网 Ophthalmology and to schedule a consultation. To learn more about conditions that affect the cornea and cause various types of corneal disease, visit the NIH National Eye Institute (NEI)’s page.
To learn more about the importance of the cornea in eyesight and focus, watch the below American Academy of Ophthalmology video.