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Charlene Lillian James

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology

Overview


Dr. Charlene James is an optometrist who works in the comprehensive clinic at Duke Eye Center. In her practice she enjoys providing comprehensive eye care which includes screening for conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. She also provides post-operative care for those undergoing cataract surgery and contact lens evaluations.

She is passionate about promoting eye health and educating her patients on the importance of taking care of their eyes and in turn their overall health.

Dr. James enjoys sharing information on how improving overall health will influence and keep the visual system healthy.She has always been interested in the healthcare field and decided to become an optometrist after realizing the impact we can have on the lives of our patients through improving vision. 

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology · 2021 - Present Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


QUANTITATIVE TOPOGRAPHIC CURVATURE MAPS OF THE POSTERIOR EYE UTILIZING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY.

Journal Article Retina · April 1, 2021 PURPOSE: Deformations of the retina such as staphylomas in myopia or scleral flattening in high intracranial pressure can be challenging to quantify with en face imaging. We describe an optical coherence tomography-based method for the generation of quanti ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Intraoperative aberrometry vs modern preoperative formulas in predicting intraocular lens power.

Journal Article J Cataract Refract Surg · June 2020 PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes of an intraoperative aberrometer (ORA) to the Barrett Universal II (Barrett II) and Hill-RBF 2.0 (Hill-RBF) intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation formulas. SETTING: Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA ... Full text Link to item Cite

Wide-field whole eye OCT system with demonstration of quantitative retinal curvature estimation.

Journal Article Biomed Opt Express · January 1, 2019 Current conventional clinical OCT systems image either only the anterior or the posterior eye during a single acquisition. This localized imaging limits conventional OCT's use for characterizing global ocular morphometry and biometry, which requires knowle ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Indiana University at Bloomington · 2009 O.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2005 B.S.