Residents can expect an environment of supervised learning in which the resident plays an essential support role in providing sub-specialty care to patients.

A strong emphasis is placed on teaching and residents can expect to teach and be taught by all members of the glaucoma service including themselves, their peers, faculty, fellows, staff, medical students and patients.

While working on the glaucoma service, residents will have the opportunity to develop and refine glaucoma specific ophthalmic skills including:

• Taking a thorough and focused glaucoma history
• Performing a complete new patient glaucoma exam including but not limited to:
  • Pachymetry
  • Tonometry –applanation and pneumotonometry
  • Gonioscopy- both direct and indirect
  • Examination of anterior structures of the eye and lens
  • Examination of the Optic Nerve with indirect and direct ophthalmoscopy
• Forming and narrowing a differential diagnosis
• Creating and implementing a plan for further diagnosis and treatment
• Ordering and interpreting ophthalmic diagnostic studies including but not limited to:
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Visual Field
  • Ultrasonography of posterior and anterior segments
  • Fundus Photography
  • A-scans and IOL calculations
• Communicating with and counseling patients
• Corresponding with patients’ families and other health care providers
• Presenting patients in a thorough and focused manner 

First year residents can expect to receive early training with glaucoma and anterior segment lasers and minor procedures.

Second year residents can expect to refine their skills with glaucoma and anterior segment lasers and minor procedures and have the opportunity to teach more junior residents. 

Second year residents can expect to receive early glaucoma and anterior segment operative experience commensurate with progress made during the rotation.