Emory Eye Center

In celebration of Researcher Appreciation Day, Emory School of Medicine is honoring a selection of standout faculty who were nominated by their peers and colleagues for groundbreaking research, development of new technologies, and continued pursuit of novel and innovative ideas.

Dr. Andrew J. Feola, head of the Feola Research Group at the Department of Ophthalmology, has received well-deserved recognition.

Dr. Feola focuses on the increased risk of glaucoma in women with early menopause. His commitment to women’s health has been recognized by invitations to key groups, including the VA Women’s Health Research Network and Engineering Research Visioning Alliance on Transforming Women’s Health through Engineering.

Learn more about the Feola Research Group here: https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-research/research-groups/andrew-feola.html

Jay McCoy, Supervisor of Ophthalmic Operations, is not only supervising and providing care in the clinics at Midtown, St. Joes, and Johns Creek. As a Reservist in the US Air Force, Jay recently returned from a two-week military leave which provided no cost ophthalmology, dental, medical, and veterinary services to low-income communities in Middle Georgia. When reflecting on his experience, Jay shared, "We were extremely busy each and every day, servicing over 80,000 residents in total, but the patients were the best and so grateful." Thank you, Jay, for your service to our country and our communities!

At the intersection of ophthalmology, engineering, and artificial intelligence....Emory Department of Ophthalmology is thrilled to welcome Michaël J. A. Girard, PhD to our Research Division.
https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-research/research-groups/girard-michael.html

Congratulations to Emory Eye Center DEI intern Ana Diaz, who finished her 8-week rotation by giving a presentation before her ophthalmology colleagues "Developing and Optimizing Protocols to Study the Effects of Intraocular Pressure Increase Associated with Glaucoma Using Ex-vivo and In-vivo Rat Models"
With interns like Ana, we have great expectations for the future!
https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/about/news-eec/2024/08-06-diaz-dei.html

Emory Eye Center post-doctoral researcher Teele Palumaa has received a highly competitive Marie Curie Fellowship to pursue research on the connection between circadian rhythms and myopia. Find out more about this exciting project.
https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/about/news-eec/2024/07-30-palumaa-marie-curie.html

It's amazing how many alums we ran into at the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology 2024 Annual Meeting. GSO President Purnima Patel, MD (center) completed her residency here in 2009. Joining her are, from left, Dr. Jill Wells, Dr. Zach Balest, Dr. Julie Kang, Dr. Anastasios Costarides, Dr. William Clark, and Dr. Jeremy Jones.
It's great to be EEC.

It must be Friday....ophthalmology resident Brandon McKenzie, MD presented before a packed crowd at the Emory Eye Center.
Way to go, Brandon!

is proud to announce that pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Carolina Adams has been selected by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) to receive a 2024 Research to Prevent Blindness grant.
https://staging.web.emory.edu/med_redesign/departments/ophthalmology/about/news-eec/2024/07-23-carolina-adams.html

is proud to present our 2024-2025 cohort of ophthalmology fellows and optometry residents. If you visit us, you may meet any one of these fully licensed clinicians during your exam. They are at Emory to expand their skills and knowledge within a chosen subspecialty.

Congratulations to the Optometry Division of the Emory Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology! The Emory Optometry Residency program is now accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
Congratulations to Susan Primo, OD, MPH, FAAO and Boris Severinsky, OD, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS who have doubled the size of the program this year!
Find out more about Emory's Optometry Residents
https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/about/news-eec/2024/03-15-optometryprogram.html

The leaders of the Emory Eye Center pack.
Emory Eye Center is pleased to present our PGY4 and PGY3 clinicians, who began the final leg of their ophthalmology residencies this July. A big welcome to fourth-year residents, Dr. Lauren Schaffer and Dr. M. Ryan Claxton, the chief and associate chief residents, who will lead their peers through their final year of training.
Find out more!
PGY4 residents: https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-education/residency/residents2025.html
PGY3 residents: https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-education/residency/residents2026.html

Here come the residents!
Help the Emory Eye Center welcome our incoming first- and second-year residents (PGY1s and PGY2s)!
Find out more about our newest docs and if you meet one, welcome them to the EEC family!
PGY2: https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-education/residency/residents-2027.html
PGY1: https://med.emory.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ophthalmic-education/residency/residents-2028.html