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Director: Kevin
M. Miller, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Terri Brown
The Jules Stein Eye Institute offers a one-year fellowship in Comprehensive
Ophthalmology. The fellowship prepares the graduates of residency training
programs for careers in academic comprehensive ophthalmology, emphasizing
the latest techniques in cataract surgery and combined cataract-refractive
surgery. The learning experience is augmented by participation in the UCLA
Cataract Study Group, the Annual Postgraduate Seminar and Grand Rounds;
and by interaction with members of the volunteer clinical faculty.
Research: The fellow is expected to undertake
several clinical research projects during the year. A microsurgery laboratory
is available for surgical experiments. Collaboration with members of the
Vision Science faculty can be arranged for projects of mutual interest.
Research findings are submitted for presentation at national meetings and
significant findings are submitted for publication. The fellow is required
to present the results of one study at the Jules Stein Eye Institute's
Research and Alumni Day.
» Research
Facilities
» Education
Facilities
Clinical Experience: Clinical experience
is gained by working under the program director in the Comprehensive Ophthalmology
consultation suite, and University Ophthalmology Associates. Surgical experience
is gained by assisting faculty preceptors, performing independent and supervised
surgery, and supervising residents. Although cataract surgery accounts
for the majority of surgery performed by the service, the fellow gains
experience in many areas including anterior segment surgery, laser refractive
surgery, strabismus surgery, glaucoma filtration surgery, oculoplastics
and some retinal laser procedures.
» Patient
Care Facilities
» Comprehensive
Ophthalmology Division
Teaching: Teaching is an integral part of
the fellowship experience. The fellow is expected to be an instructor in
an annual anterior segment surgery course, the Lens and Cataract Basic
Science Course, Journal Club, and other courses offered by the Comprehensive
Ophthalmology Division. The fellow also is expected to instruct medical
students and speak at community hospitals in the Southern California area
through arrangements with the UCLA Medical Center Visiting Speakers Program.
The fellow presents cases at Grand Rounds and participates as an instructor
or lecturer at courses offered during the annual American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery and American Academy of Ophthalmology meetings.
» Continuing
Education Courses
» Grand
Rounds
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