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Anthony Nanlin Kuo

Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Corneal Diseases
Box 3802 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Anthony Kuo, MD is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. He is a clinician-scientist with an active clinical practice in cornea and refractive surgery and an active laboratory program developing and translating high resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) technologies for ophthalmic use.

With collaborators at Duke, he is also involved in the development and translation of intra-surgical OCT technologies. His research has been sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Research to Prevent Blindness, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Coulter Foundation among others.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Ophthalmology · 2024 - Present Ophthalmology, Corneal Diseases, Ophthalmology
Vice Chair and Director of Research Data · 2023 - Present Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Sensor-driven digital motion correction of robotically-aligned optical coherence tomography retinal volumes.

Journal Article Biomed Opt Express · April 1, 2025 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has revolutionized diagnostics in retinal ophthalmology. Traditional OCT requires minimal relative motion between the subject and scanner, which is difficult to achieve with handheld devices and/or non-stabilized subjects ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pupil wobble in point-scanning retinal optical coherence tomography systems.

Journal Article Opt Lett · March 15, 2025 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems utilize 2D scanning methods to acquire reflectance-based volumetric images of samples, such as the human retina, with micrometer-scale depth resolution. A common method for performing this scanning at high speeds ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy of Amniotic Membrane Grafting for the Treatment of Chemical and Thermal Ocular Surface Injuries: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Journal Article Ophthalmology · February 2025 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the published literature on the efficacy of amniotic membrane grafting (AMG) in the management of acute chemical and thermal ocular surface burns with respect to the rate of corneal re-epithelialization and improvement of visual acui ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Self-aligning, motion-stabilized ocular imaging for eye care in urgent and emergent care settings

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2027

Compact Auto-Aligning Multi-Modality Eye Imager to Diagnose Traumatic Eye Injury

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2024 - 2027

Robotic OCT for automated mapping of outer retinal layer thicknesses

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Vanderbilt University · 2002 M.D.