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Directors: Barry
A. Weissman, OD, PhD
Fellowship Coordinator: Barry
A. Weissman, OD, PhD
The one-year fellowship in contact lens offers optometrists and ophthalmologists
advanced study in accordance with the program's mission to
provide a state of the art clinical training in contact lens care, foster
scientific investigation of related topics in the study of contact lenses
and corneal physiology, prepare individuals to deliver excellence in clinical
care,
encourage individuals in careers in academic or industrial settings, and
promote positive professional relations between optometry and ophthalmology.
Research: The fellow is encouraged to participate
in ongoing research in contact lens care and to initiate personal research
activities related to patient care and/or laboratory study. In this way,
the fellow becomes versed in current scientific thought related to a variety
of contact lens topics such as immunology and microbiology of contact lens
wear, contact lens optics, and oxygen delivery through contact lens materials.
More than one day per week is allocated to research activities.
» Research
Facilities
» Education
Facilities
Clinical Experience: The contact lens fellow
participates in patient care in both a specialty contact lens practice
and the University Ophthalmology Associates (UOA) practice. Working with
optometrists, ophthalmology residents, and ophthalmology fellows of various
subspecialties provides excellent training opportunities for routine and
specialized contact lens and comprehensive ophthalmology services in a
multidisciplinary setting. Specialized services include complicated contact
lens fittings for all types of astigmatism, aphakia (both adult and pediatric),
presbyopia, post surgical corneas (including corneal grafts and keratorefractive
surgery), irregular corneas secondary to trauma, and diseased corneas (including
keratoconus and healed herpetic keratitis).
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Care Facilities
» University
Ophthalmology Associates
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