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Cynthia Ann Toth

Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery
Duke Eye Center, DUMC 3802, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Eye Center, Hudson Bldg., 2351 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705

Awards & Honors


ARVO/Alcon Keynote 2022

Scholarly Society Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology · May 4, 2022 Part of the annual ARVO/Alcon Keynote Series. Accelerating Ophthalmic Discovery and Technology Translation through Team Science

Gertrude Pyron Award

National American Society of Retina Specialists · 2021

Scientific Achievement Award

National Women in Ophthalmology · 2019

Wacker Prize

International Club Jules Gonin · 2018

Paul Henkind Award and Lecture

National Macula Society · 2018

Rockefeller Foundation Academic Writing Residency

National ROckefeller Foundation · 2017

Mentorship Award

National Women in Ophthalmology & Women Physician’s Section of AMA · 2013

Retina Society Research Award of Merit and Schepens Lecture

International Retinal Research Foundation and The Retina Society · 2013

Mooney Medal

International Irish Ophthalmological Society · 2011 Mooney Medal and Lecture "OCT in developing eyes" More about this award

In the News


Published October 14, 2022
Cynthia Toth's 25-Years of Revolutionizing Eye Care and Surgery
Published August 10, 2016
New handheld device could allow for easy retina imaging in children
Published May 1, 2015
Duke Announces 2015 Distinguished Professors
Published February 24, 2015
Retinal Swelling in Premature Infants Tied to Poorer Neuro-Development
Published January 15, 2014
Eye doctors warn of damage from lasers