Leslie Merryman

Here are some highlights from our UF Ophthalmology Graduation! It was a wonderful celebration shared by the whole team. Congratulations again to the Class of 2025! Image Gallery…

UF Ophthalmology had a strong presence at #ARVO2025! Dr. Dinculescu and Dr. Bolch presented exciting updates on their Usher syndrome large animal model, while PhD student Reily Peng shared research from Dr. Smith’s lab. Dr. Dinculescu also reconnected with former students Emily and Yixiao and met with colleagues from…

Meet Olga Sanchez, an ophthalmic technician at UF Health The Oaks Eye Center. Olga helps patients improve their vision through her role at UF Health! “I am a health care champion because I love what I do! I enjoy my job, and it is a pleasure every day to come…

Last night we celebrated excellence in medical education with our colleagues throughout the College of Medicine! We are proud to announce that the University of Florida Ophthalmology Residency Program has been awarded the GME Program of the Year, selected from 140 eligible programs. A true testament to the leadership of…

Another successful interdepartmental surgery with our amazing colleagues in ENT! Last week, our Dr. Raygan, along with oculoplastics fellow Dr. Joubert, collaborated with ENT’s Dr. Johnson and team to perform a complex eyelid and midface reconstruction on a young patient with a congenital vascular lesion. This collaboration highlights the power…

The PGY4s started their last block of residency today! Take a look at where they will be heading next: Beau Billings, Comprehensive at UFMacGregor Hall, Cornea at DukeMollie Lagrew, Comprehensive at UFKristin Ates Hicks, Comprehensive at Southern Eye Group in Fairhope, ALEugene Rho, Comprehensive…

Our faculty and students had a great time at NANOS 2025 in Tucson! Dr. Mejia gave a talk on Neuro-ophthalmology in Latin America. Medical students, Pareena Sharma (MS4), Michael Gammell (MS2), and Paul Clifford (MS1), presented posters.

Congratulations to the Dinculescu and Link labs on the publication of “The USH3A causative gene clarin1 functions in Müller glia to maintain retinal photoreceptors”, which has been accepted for publication in PLOS Genetics [2025 Mar 11;21(3): e1011205.Online ahead of print] Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by…

We are so excited to announce our newest residents! Congratulations to everyone on the match and welcome to the gator eye family! Alice Beneke – University of FloridaNoah Gilberstadt – University of FloridaDylan McBee – Baylor College of MedicineAlec Murphy – CincinnatiChelsea Viscardi – East Carolina…

Congratulations to Dr. Ates-Hicks for winning an AUPO Resident Research award for her work in retinal degenerative disease! She is pictured here with Dr. Jeang, Dr. Tuli, and Dr. Hu at the annual AUPO conference.