Lejla (Mutapcic) Vajzovic MD
Retinal Disease
Associate Professor, Adult and Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Diseases, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC
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2351 Erwin RoadDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-684-4524
Fax+1 919-681-6474
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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 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
Clinical Trials
- The GUARD Trial - Part 1: A Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Prevention of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 15
- Evaluation of the Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS With Flex Module for In-vivo Imaging in the Supine Position Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 10
- 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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Imaging infants and children with investigational handheld optical coherence tomography with widefield lens: a pilot study.Angela S Li, Ryan Imperio, Du Tran-Viet, Shwetha Mangalesh, S Grace Prakalapakorn
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Fur Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie. 2026-07-01 - Association of Autosomal Dominant Snowflake Vitreoretinal Degeneration with Retinoschisis.Bikash R Pattnaik, Ken K Nischal, Oleg Alekseev, Steven Williams, Alessandro Iannaccone
Ophthalmology Science. 2026-06-01 - The Impact of Pregnancy on Diabetic Retinopathy: A Single-Site Study of Morphologic Characterization.Jie Sun, Wufan Zhao, Michael Zhu, Kubra Sarici, Lejla Vajzovic
Journal of Vitreoretinal Diseases. 2026-04-21
Journal Articles
- Comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography with Fundus Photographs, Fluorescein Angiography, and Histopathologic Analysis in Assessing Coats DiseasePrithvi Mruthyunjaya, Cynthia A Toth, Sally S Ong, Lejla Vajzovic, JAMA
Press Mentions
Preserving Sight with a Gene Therapy ImplantNovember 2nd, 2025- Duke Eye Center Pioneers New Gene Therapy for Rare Eye DiseaseOctober 31st, 2025
- First Academic Medical Center Implants Cell-Based Therapy for Rare Eye DiseaseOctober 28th, 2025
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