Overview
The rotations through the Ophthalmology Service at the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Medical Center provide residents with the opportunity to learn by providing care to the unique and diverse patient population of veterans living in Western PA. These patient, primarily in their 60's to 80's have a broad range of ophthalmic concerns related to their age and service related conditions.
Services at the VA include
Services at the VA include
- routine eye exams and refraction
- screening and ongoing treatment for patients with
- cataract
- glaucoma
- diabetes
- macular degeneration
- uveitis
- follow up care from the Emergency Department
- evaluation and acute care of patients who may have visual loss or complaints but do not know the diagnosis
- daytime on-call consultation for the Emergency Department and Inpatient Services at the Pittsburgh VA