Emphasis is placed upon visual development and its importance in society. Areas of concern include infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children. Graduate level seminars are presented to the resident . Close interaction with clinical faculty in varied clinical settings provides the resident with enhanced skills and knowledge base. Each resident is required to complete a publishable paper by the end of the program.
Training is accomplished through direct patient care, seminars, grand rounds, and independent study.
Clinical experience in optometry will be enhanced by rotations in other medical specialties such as radiology, neurology, endocrinology, pathology, and others. Individuals who complete the program should attain a high level of proficiency in the diagnosis and management of ocular and ocular-systemic disease. This is a primary care optometric program with heavy emphasis on diagnostic assessment and therapeutic management of ocular disease. This program seeks to provide the resident with advanced didactic knowledge and concentrated clinical experience in a hospital setting. The resident will follow a curriculum which includes seminars and lectures in topics related to optometric medicine and will rotate through, and demonstrate proficiency in, clinics such as internal medicine, neurology, and cardiovascular disease.