Dr. Sharon Fekrat
Overview
Vision is so intricately related to one's quality of life. Many patients who come to the Duke Eye Center are concerned that they could be going blind, but they rarely ask that question directly. It is important that my patients clearly understand their eye disease process, the risks, benefits and all treatment options so that we can make joint decisions. I try to reassure, when possible, and share the positives, such as 'their eye condition may only affect one eye' or that 'it is possible to improve their vision or prevent further visual loss'. We also discuss how other health problems or lifestyle decisions can affect their visual health. When someone has a vision threatening condition, it is my goal to ensure that they know that, as their physician, I will advise them and guide them through their treatment and the often complicated medical system. I enjoy what I do every day as part of the Duke Health family!.
Dr. Fekrat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Retinal Vein Occlusion, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Endophthalmitis, Vitrectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 137 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Cataract.
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Locations
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fekrat has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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
Triangle Eye Consultants PC
Preeya Gupta is an Ophthalmologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Gupta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Blepharitis, Cataract Removal, and Trabeculectomy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Eye Center
I was born and raised right here in Durham, NC. After attending college at Duke, I ventured north to Boston, where I completed most of my medical training, and was fortunate to meet and marry the love of my life, my husband Neil (also on faculty as a cardiologist here at Duke). I returned to Durham for my Glaucoma fellowship, briefly joined the faculty “across the street” at UNC-Chapel Hill, and then returned “home” to Duke Eye Center in 1995, where I have been on the faculty ever since. Dual fellowship-trained in both Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus as well as in Glaucoma, I have a clinical and research focus on pediatric glaucoma and cataracts, as well as retinopathy of prematurity, but enjoy providing care for myriad pediatric problems of the eyes, including treatment of “grown children” with ocular alignment issues. My modus operandi is very simple – I simply try hard to treat each and every patient the way I would like someone to treat me. It works every time, and I am privileged to be a clinician and educator at Duke Eye Center and in Duke University Health System. Dr. Freedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. Her top areas of expertise are Retinopathy of Prematurity, Strabismus, Brown Syndrome, Trabeculectomy, and Cataract Removal.
Demetrian Dornic is an Ophthalmologist in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Dornic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cataract. His top areas of expertise are Cataract, Corneal Dystrophy and Perceptive Deafness, Macular Corneal Dystrophy Type 1, and Fuchs Dystrophy. Dr. Dornic is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis
- Retinal Vein OcclusionDr. Fekrat isElite. Learn about Retinal Vein Occlusion.
- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)Dr. Fekrat isDistinguished. Learn about Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD).
- Central Serous ChorioretinopathyDr. Fekrat isDistinguished. Learn about Central Serous Chorioretinopathy.
- EndophthalmitisDr. Fekrat isDistinguished. Learn about Endophthalmitis.
- Late-Onset Retinal DegenerationDr. Fekrat isDistinguished. Learn about Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration.
- VitrectomyDr. Fekrat isDistinguished. Learn about Vitrectomy.
- Advanced
- CataractDr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract.
- Cataract RemovalDr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Cataract Removal.
- Diabetic RetinopathyDr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Retinopathy.
- GlaucomaDr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Glaucoma.
- Ocular Hypertension (OHT)Dr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Ocular Hypertension (OHT).
- Pigment-Dispersion SyndromeDr. Fekrat isAdvanced. Learn about Pigment-Dispersion Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Choroid Plexus CarcinomaDr. Fekrat isExperienced. Learn about Choroid Plexus Carcinoma.
- Cone DystrophyDr. Fekrat isExperienced. Learn about Cone Dystrophy.
- Cone Rod Dystrophy Amelogenesis Imperfecta
- Cone-Rod DystrophyDr. Fekrat isExperienced. Learn about Cone-Rod Dystrophy.
- Corneal TransplantDr. Fekrat isExperienced. Learn about Corneal Transplant.