Lejla(Mutapcic)VajzovicMD

Ophthalmology • Durham, NC

Retinal Disease

Associate Professor, Adult and Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Diseases, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC

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Office
2351 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-684-4524

Fax+1 919-681-6474

Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health System/Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 2008 - 2011
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2011 - 2025
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

The GUARD Trial - Part 1: A Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Prevention of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 15
Completed
Phase 3
Evaluation of the Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS With Flex Module for In-vivo Imaging in the Supine Position Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 10
Active, not recruiting
Follow-up Gene Therapy Trial for the Treatment of X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Variants in the RPGR Gene Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 04
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
Gene Therapy Trial for the Treatment of X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated With Variants in the RPGR Gene Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 04
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Acute Submacular Hemorrhage Resulting from Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Monocular Patient.
Mustafa Iftikhar, S Tammy Hsu, Lejla Vajzovic, Majda Hadziahmetovic
Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2024-12-07
Erratum: Publisher's Note: Optical clearing with tartrazine enables deep transscleral imaging with optical coherence tomography.
Amit Narawane, Robert Trout, Christian Viehland, Anthony N Kuo, Lejla Vajzovic
Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2024-12-01
Bacillary layer detachment associated with photodynamic therapy-related acute exudative maculopathy in a case of central serous chorioretinopathy.
Kubra Sarici, Lejla Vajzovic, Glenn J Jaffe, Majda Hadziahmetovic
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography with Fundus Photographs, Fluorescein Angiography, and Histopathologic Analysis in Assessing Coats Disease
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, Cynthia A Toth, Sally S Ong, Lejla Vajzovic, JAMA

Press Mentions

Heidelberg Engineering Receives FDA Clearance for Spectralis Flex Module for Supine ImagingOctober 14th, 2024
RWC Update: RWC Young Retina Connect; Vitreoretinal Surgery in Uveitis; Ruptured Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysm with Secondary Branch Retinal Artery OcclusionApril 1st, 2023
An Engineer at Heart: Cynthia Toth's 25 Years of Revolutionizing Eye Care and SurgeryOctober 12th, 2022
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