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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, M.D. is Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Vice Chair for Technology and Director of Research Data 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.

In collaboration with colleagues 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, 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
Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2025 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Publications


Mobile Robotic Optical Coherence Tomography System for Ophthalmic Imaging in Clinical Environments.

Journal Article Int Symp Med Robot · May 2025 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an indispensable imaging modality for the diagnosis and management of many common eye diseases. We previously presented a fixed-base robotic OCT system to enable automated imaging and alleviate the necessity for restri ... Full text Link to item Cite

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
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Recent Grants


2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Academic/Industry Partnership for Next-Generation Robotically Guided Intraoperative Ophthalmic OCT

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

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

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2024 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


Vanderbilt University · 2002 M.D.