Podcast: Terry Kim, MD, on Eye Health Screenings

In this podcast, Terry Kim, MD, the Duke Men's Basketball team physician, discusses the vision and eye health screenings he performs for the team and how it helps their performance on the court. Listen to the Podcast (Download audio) Podcast Transcript: Radio Announcer:  We’ve got a lot to cover on today’s show. We’re going to begin with a special guest who’s joining us up here in our “Crow’s Nest” position overlooking Coach K Court.  He’s Dr. Terry Kim who’s a professor of ophthalmology at the Duke Eye Center here on campus. Dr. Kim, I know you’re the team eye doctor for the Duke Men’s Basketball program so we thought we’d get you tell us a little about some of the things you do for the team as far as how you screen them and how it helps their performance in basketball. Dr. Kim: Well, thanks for having me today, Jon. Well, with the full support and endorsement from Coach K, I started the annual eye screenings for the basketball team back in 1999. We’ve been doing it every year since then.  You know, my staff and I actually bring our eye testing equipment over here to Cameron where we check the player’s vision, the eye pressure; we examine the front and back parts of the eye, and even do visual fields. You know, over the years we’ve been surprised to find some players that have some near sightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. We’ve also caught some important eye diseases early like glaucoma before they advanced. But by correcting...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Eye Center Source Type: news