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Dilraj Singh Grewal

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery

Overview


Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Specialist

Dilraj Grewal, MD is a tenured Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Duke Eye Center. He specializes in the medical and surgical management of patients with complex Vitreoretinal pathology and Uveitis. He joined the Duke Eye Center following completion of his Vitreoretinal Surgery fellowship at Duke and Uveitis fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.  Dr. Grewal is excited about treating patients with new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available as well as investigating several others in the pipeline to better help patients with these potentially blinding diseases. 

He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Ronald G. Michels Foundation Fellowship Award, the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellowship Award, Senior Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Rhett Buckler and Presidential Awards from American Society of Retina Specialists. He is an elected member of Retina Society, Clubs Jules Gonin and serves on the executive committee of the Macula Society.

Dr. Grewal has authored over 190 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and over 250 presentations at national and international meetings. His research interests span assessment of retinal changes in neurodegenerative diseases, clinical research activities in advanced ocular imaging, surgical techniques and clinical trials for both Retina and Uveitis. Dr Grewal also serves as the Associate Director of the Duke Reading Center, a comprehensive image reading center that specializes in systematic analysis of ophthalmic images in multi-center clinical trials.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Ophthalmology · 2022 - Present Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery, Ophthalmology

In the News


Published March 11, 2019
Could an Eye Exam Reveal Alzheimer's Disease?

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Recent Publications


Possible Association Between Dopamine Antagonists and Increased Conversion to Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Journal Article J Vitreoretin Dis · April 2, 2025 Purpose: To investigate whether modulating dopamine signaling affects conversion to exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the Duke Epic database. Eyes from patients with a diagnosis of n ... Full text Link to item Cite

Trends in Choroidal Vascularity Index in Cognitively Normal Individuals.

Journal Article Retina · March 4, 2025 PURPOSE: To establish a normative database of choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in cognitively normal adults. METHODS: Cognitively healthy volunteers who had a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of 23 or higher were included. Exclusion criteria inc ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Armed Forces Medical College (India) · 2004 M.B.B.S.