Dr. Kourtney Houser

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kourtney Houser, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Duke University, where she also serves as the Director of the Cornea Fellowship Program and the Faculty Director of the Ophthalmic Technician Training Program. She completed her cornea fellowship at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, after which she joined the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr. Houser's clinical interests encompass a wide array of procedures related to corneal transplantation, including penetrating keratoplasty (PK), deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Additionally, she is skilled in corneal collagen crosslinking, complex cataract surgeries, intraocular lens (IOL) exchange, and laser-assisted refractive surgeries like LASIK, PRK, and refractive lens exchange (RLE). Dr. Houser has emphasized presbyopia correction as part of her advanced technology cataract surgery techniques.

Research Interests

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)