UNC School of Medecine http://wunc.org en UNC Launches High-Tech Eye Lab http://wunc.org/post/unc-launches-high-tech-eye-lab <p>The UNC School of Medicine has a new laboratory designed to prepare students and faculty to perform eye surgery. The university received a donation of one-million dollars from a company based in Winston-Salem called the North Carolina Eye Bank. The organization harvests and distributes eye tissue for surgery. The new lab has 19 stations that simulate cornea transplants and other procedures. Doctor Don Budenz is the chair of UNC's ophthalmology department.</p> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:10:00 +0000 Will Michaels 7844 at http://wunc.org