Jeremiah Richard Marion, III, M.D.
	North Carolina Eye & Ear Clinic, PA. 4102 North Roxboro Street Durham, NC 27704 Phone 919-595-2000 (Durham)
1110 SE Cary Parkway Suite 100 Cary North Carolina 27518 919.859.6771

 

About Dr. Marion:

• Education:
  • Fellowships in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery (oculoplastics) Bascom-Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida and cornea and external disease at Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Residency (Ophthalmology) Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina
  • Internship (Medicine) Jackson Memorial Hospital and Veterans Administration Hospital,
  • University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
  • M.D. Duke University Medical School
  • B.A. Duke University. Chemistry
  • Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
  • National Board of Medical Examiners
• Academic:
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• Publications:
  • Marion, JR III, Shields, MB. Thermal sclerotomy and posterior lip sclerotomy: A comparison study, Ophthalmic Surgery, 9(6):67-75, December 1978.
  • Marion, JR IH. Dehiscence or tear of the levator aponeurosis as a cause of ptosis in children. North Carolina Medical Journal, 44:6356-636, 1983.
  • Till, JS,.Marion, JR III. Cerbrospinal fluid masquerading as tears. Southern Medical Journal, (5):639-640, May 1987.
  • Marion, JR III, Geisinger, KR. Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy Bilateral orbital involvement spanning 17 years. Annuals of Ophthalmology, 21:55-58, February 1989.
  • Yeatts, RP, Marion JR, et. al.. Removal of the eye with socket Ablation: A limited subtotal Exenteration. Archives of Ophthalmology, 109:1306-1309, September 1991.

OFFICE INFORMATION

• North Carolina Eye and Ear, established in 1926, is a sixteen (16) physician group practice with four (4) locations: N. Durham, S. Durham, Cary and Roxboro.
  
• Twelve ophthalmologists and five otolaryngologists are housed in a 34,000 square foot main campus located on N. Roxboro Street in Durham, North Carolina. 
• All locations are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

The specialties that are represented in our Department of Ophthalmology are:

• Corneal and External Diseases, Corneal Transplants
• Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (including surgery of the eyelid, orbit and lacrimal systems)
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Refractive Surgery, including Lasik
• Specialty services include an optical shop and contact lens dispensary and fitting services,ophthalmic photography, visual fields, OCT, ophthalmic laser treatment,and a board certified orthoptist

 

  

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Droopy eyelid; (πτωσις "falling, a fall") refers to droopiness of any body part

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease. It most commonly affects the thyroid, causing it to grow to twice its size or more (goiter), be overactive, with related hyperthyroid symptoms such as increased heartbeat, muscle weakness, disturbed sleep, and irritability. It can also affect the eyes, causing bulging eyes (exophthalmos). It affects other systems of the body, including the skin and reproductive organs. It affects up to 2% of the female population, often appears after childbirth, and has a female:male incidence of 5:1 to 10:1. It has a strong hereditary component; when one identical twin has Graves' disease, the other twin will have it 25% of the time. Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with the eye manifestations but not the thyroid manifestations. Diagnosis is usually made on the basis of symptoms, although thyroid hormone tests may be useful, particularly to monitor treatment.

Levator palpebrae superioris muscle: The levator palpebrae superioris (latin for: elevating muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the superior (upper) eyelid.