Duke Eye Center has reappointed Dr. Alexander M. Eaton as a consulting associate in the department of ophthalmology, a role he has served since 1999. The Duke Eye Center, part of the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C., is a world-class eye care and research center, which specializes in the treatment of blinding eye diseases such as macular degeneration. The Duke Eye Center was recently ranked one of the top 10 ophthalmology hospitals in the country by U.S. News and World Report.