Overview
The rotations through the University of New Mexico Hospital and the VAMC of Albuquerque provide a unique educational opportunity to the resident with regard to health care issues in Hispanic, native American Indian and other underserved populations in this geographic area. These population groups allow an intense exposure to diabetic eye disease, ocular trauma, severe pterygia and cataracts at all stages. Also, the rotation has been well received by the residents as an opportunity to work with faculty who have variations in their approach to disease management compared to the faculty at the primary institution.
Services of the these sites include
Services of the these sites 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 UNM and the Albuquerque VA.
Please review the attached UNM and VA Resident Handbooks attached below for logged in users.
