Faculty in these clinics will provide supervision but allow the resident to assume the primary role. The third year of residency will be devoted to the remaining subspecialty areas. Faculty in each area will provide additional surgical experience for the residents to refine their surgical skills. The Vitreoretinal Service provides an opportunity for residents and fellows to gain a broad experience in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous. Third year residents perform retinal detachment procedures and peripheral retinal laser photocoagulation.
Faculty actively participate in resident training.
On the Cornea-External Disease Service, residents receive extensive training in the medical and surgical management of corneal diseases, including eye banking service. Fourth-Year Residency Residents will have an increasing amount of clinical responsibility during their fourth year. The senior resident spends six months at the VAH, attending under supervision. On each rotation, the senior resident will be required to actively participate in a leadership role. The comprehensive ophthalmology rotations will be a mixture of medical and surgical care.