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Nnana Amakiri, MD | Cornea & Glaucoma Specialist In Charlotte, NC
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Locations

SouthPark

Fellowship Trained

Cornea Glaucoma Refractive Eye Surgery

Clinical Interests

Eye Exams & Routine Eye CareGlaucomaRefractive Eye SurgeryCataracts and Cataract SurgeryLASIK Eye SurgeryFemto Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery

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Biography

Nnana Amakiri, MD, is a fellowship-trained cornea and glaucoma specialist in Charlotte, NC. His areas of expertise include traditional and laser-assisted cataract surgery, LASIK, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, and premium intraocular lenses.

After graduating from Cornell University with a degree in neurobiology, Dr. Amakiri earned his medical degree from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. He became chief resident at Moran Eye Center and completed his fellowship in cornea, glaucoma, and refractive surgery at Harvard Medical School. 

Outside of the office, Dr. Amakiri enjoys poetry, reading, and watching sports.

Dr. Amakiri will be practicing at our SouthPark (6035 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC) office.

Education & Fellowship

Undergraduate
Cornell University, 2017

Medical
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, 2021

Residency
Moran Eye Center, 2025
Chief Resident

Fellowship
Harvard Medical School, 2026
Cornea, Glaucoma, & Refractive Surgery

Research

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Amakiri N, Talamo J, Hatch K. Collagen crosslinking for keratoconus. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 7th ed. Elsevier; In Press.

Bell J, Sherbotie N, Soule C, Whitaker T, Montgomery J, Klug K, Wagner L, Nelson T, Ricks R, Cardenas I, Jensen J, Amakiri N, Barlow W, Pettey J. Experimental comparison of post-occlusion pressure surge between three phacoemulsification platforms. Submitted for publication to Journal of Ophthalmology.

Parekh BJ, Stein JD, Abuzaitoun R, Andrews CA, Branham K, Milentijevic D, Narayanan D, Khan NW, Pershing S, Wang SY, Ahmad BU, Connor TB, Patnaik JL, Mathias M, Leys M, McMillan B, Amakiri N, Johnson TJ, Sun CQ, Duncan JL, Jayasundera KT; on behalf of the SOURCE consortium. Decline of visual function and risk of legal blindness with age in RPGR-associated retinal degeneration: a multicenter study. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026. doi:10.1111/ceo.70093

Cardenas I, Winterton C, Amakiri N, et al. Therapeutic keratoplasty for large diameter bilateral corneal melts secondary to gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis: a case report. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2026;17(1):148-155. doi:10.1159/000550332

Cardenas I, Amakiri N, Hwang E. Pentosan maculopathy: a case report. MoranCORE. 2024.

Omotowa O, Amakiri N, Altman M, Long T. Fundus photography, fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography of bilateral exudative detachments in a pediatric patient. MoranCORE. 2024.

Paulson C, Barker D, Pompoco C, Taylor S, Conley M, Patil A, Amakiri N et al. Association of non-melanoma skin carcinomas and UV exposure with exfoliation syndrome in Utah. Med Res Arch. 2022;10(10). doi:10.18103/mra.v10i10.3262

Amakiri N, Tran J, Kubosumi A, Reddy P. Amyloid beta and microRNAs in Alzheimer’s disease. Front Neurosci. 2019;13:430.

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