Advanced in Retinal Artery Occlusion

Dr. Priyatham S. Mettu

Ophthalmology
Duke Health
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth
Advanced in Retinal Artery Occlusion
Duke Health
Duke Health Integrated Practice Inc
2301 Erwin Rd, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

Priyatham Mettu is an Ophthalmologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Mettu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Retinal Artery Occlusion. His top areas of expertise are Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration, Geographic Atrophy, and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Mettu is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in NC
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Call: 919-684-8111
Other Locations
DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-8111
DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Call: 919-684-8111

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

3 Clinical Trials

Imaging Parameters Predicting Treatment Response in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
Imaging Parameters Predicting Treatment Response in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 05, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Retinal Diseases
Spectral Domain-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Retinal Diseases
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 19, 2022
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Adjunctive Photodynamic Therapy for Persistent Disease Activity in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Adjunctive Photodynamic Therapy for Persistent Disease Activity in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 09, 2021
Intervention Type: Other
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26 Total Publications

Returning Individual-Level Urgent or Emergent Research Results to Participants: The Project Baseline Health Study Experience.
Returning Individual-Level Urgent or Emergent Research Results to Participants: The Project Baseline Health Study Experience.
Journal: American journal of medicine open
Published: September 30, 2024
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  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
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  • Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
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  • Geographic Atrophy
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  • Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
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    Advanced
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  • Diabetic Retinopathy
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  • Retinal Artery Occlusion
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    Advanced
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  • Retinal Vein Occlusion
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  • Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
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  • Birdshot Chorioretinopathy
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  • Cone Dystrophy
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  • Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
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  • Cone-Rod Dystrophy
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  • Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
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