Victor Perez

Dr. Victor Perez is a board-certified ophthalmologist, professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University and a recognized clinician-scientist investigator. With over 25 years of professional experience, he has specialized in ocular immunology, uveitis, corneal and external diseases, corneal transplant surgery, ocular surface diseases, keratoprostheses, complex cataracts and intraocular lens implantation. He is also a director of Duke Eye Center’s newly launched Ocular Immunology Center.

Previously he served as a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and held the Walter G. Ross Chair in Ophthalmic Research. Victor has been affiliated with companies such as Alcon Laboratories, Bausch & Lomb, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Eyedesis Biosciences and OBT Inc. Dr. Perez received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed his fellowship in immunology, ocular immunology as well as cornea and uveitis at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.