The cornea fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh is recognized nationally as an outstanding educational opportunity that can lead to a career in either academic medicine or private subspecialty practice. The fellowship is comprehensive in scope, provides extensive "hands on" surgery and offers clinically-relevant research opportunities. Cornea and external diseases covered include the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of ocular infections in conjunction with The Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiological Laboratory. Current management of dry eyes, autoimmune conditions, allergies, dystrophies and degenerations is also covered. The fellow will obtain "hands on" surgical experience in cornea, including endothelial keratoplasty, penetrating keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, "triple procedures", corneal trauma, INTACS,  as well as perform state-of-the-art cataract surgery. Surgical opportunities in refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK, phakic IOLs) are available in our well-established refractive surgical center. The fellow may also be asked to perform anterior segment surgery in selected cases with other subspecialists (plastic, retina). The fellowship includes the opportunity to attend/participate in a national ophthalmology meeting. The fellow will also have ample opportunity to teach residents and medical students both informally and formally. The fellow can also take advantage of the full educational opportunities within the Department of Ophthalmology in preparation for board certification.

Additional details can be found at http://ophthalmology.medicine.pitt.edu/content.asp?id=407