Leon Herndon, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Ophthalmology; Chief, Glaucoma Division · Duke University Eye Center
Leon Herndon is Professor of Ophthalmology; Chief, Glaucoma Division at Duke University Eye Center. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Leon W. Herndon Jr., MD, is Professor of Ophthalmology at Duke University Eye Center / Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. The public record shows 134 publications with 7,570 citations (h-index 39), centered on Glaucoma. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 18 companies.
- Top research focus: Glaucoma
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 18 companies
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Indications focus
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OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
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Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
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Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
18 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Sight Sciences, Inc.Program year202511 payments$24,982openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202515 payments$12,809openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- NEW WORLD MEDICAL,INC.Program year202510 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Sensory organs
85%Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor27.7%Dorzolamide-Timolol79%Dorzolamide Hcl9%Simbrinza5%Acetazolamide5%Brinzolamide2%Part D<11 patientsProstaglandin Analog25.8%Latanoprost88%Tafluprost7%Lumigan3%Travoprost3%Part D<11 patients+ 6 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
7.8%Beta blocker7.8%Timolol Maleate100%Part D≥62 patientsMusculoskeletal
2.8%Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor2.8%Ketorolac Tromethamine100%Part D≥45 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
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Publications
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Online presence
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/leon-herndon-91a98758
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Mentions by others
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x.com/dukeeyecenter/status/1811117256828436803
- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.duke.edu ↗
- Board Certified
American Board of Ophthalmology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dukehealth.org ↗ - Residency in Ophthalmology
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - Clinical Fellowship in Glaucoma
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗
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- Founder
North Carolina Glaucoma Club
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗ - Chair
Glaucoma Clinical Committee, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →theophthalmologist.com ↗
- Senior Achievement Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗ - Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award
UNC School of Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →podcasts.apple.com ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dukeeyecenter.duke.edu ↗
- Dr. Leon Herndon on Tailoring Glaucoma Care for Older Patients
AJMC video interview
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ajmc.com ↗ - Dr. Leon Herndon Explains the Role of Age in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
AJMC video interview
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