The topics are developed with resident input at the beginning of each academic year and are based on recently published ophthalmology textbooks which are purchased by the faculty for each resident. The lectures are designed to augment daily reading assignments. Upon completion of the three-year curriculum, each resident will have read and attended supplemental lectures on the latest major ophthalmic textbooks. These texts will become a part of their personal libraries. Community ophthalmologists, geographic faculty, and residents are present to examine patients referred to Grand Rounds with diagnostic or management problems.
Residents are responsible for patient workups and case presentations.
A recent addition to Grand Rounds is subspecialty Grand Rounds in which subspecialty services such as Glaucoma, Retina and Vitreous, Anterior Segment, Orbit and Oculoplastics, Refraction and Optics, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Pathology, and Uveitis make use of the format to present programs in their various areas. These programs are well attended by community ophthalmologists. Conferences There are weekly patient management conferences after each Grand Rounds covering Fluorescein Angiography, Glaucoma, Anterior Segment, Ocular Immunology, and Retinal Diseases. These conferences are presented in an informal setting over lunch by senior faculty members and emphasize an open discussion with resident participation. Monthly journal clubs, wet labs, and pediatric ophthalmology conferences are also regularly held.