A senior faculty member presents lecture material based on a recently published ophthalmology textbook. Each resident is provided a textbook. Lectures are designed to augment daily reading assignments. Grand rounds are held weekly from 8 a.m. to noon. Patients are referred to grand rounds with diagnostic or management problems.
Residents are responsible for patient workups and case presentations.
Subspecialty grand rounds are held twice each month and include such topics as glaucoma, anterior segment, retina, neuro-ophthalmology, pathology, and optics. Conferences are held weekly with the residents to discuss patient management topics, including fluorescein angiography, glaucoma, anterior segment, and retinal diseases. These are informal conferences presented by senior faculty members with open discussions with the residents. Monthly journal clubs, wet labs, and pediatric ophthalmology conferences are held in addition to the above programs. Research Residents are required to prepare a research project each year during the residency program.