All residents and staff attend unless operating or engaged in acute medical care. During rounds, residents develop their public speaking skills by making presentations. Discussion by the faculty and house staff follows each case. All faculty and guest speakers participate in the lecture series. These lectures are organized to cycle every two years.
Lectures cover most aspects of basic and clinical ophthalmology.
Each resident, no matter when entering the cycle, will be able to participate twice during the four years of residency training. In addition, research opportunities are available for students pursuing graduate degrees in basic or applied sciences at the University of South Carolina. Our ocular cell biology laboratory is investigating factors involved in cell growth, glaucoma, and retinal degeneration. The goals of these programs are to understand the patho-physiological processes involved in various ocular disorders and to develop new therapeutic agents. The department also sponsors international fellowships open to qualified candidates who have earned the degree of M.D. or Ph.D. or their equivalents.