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Director: Anthony
J. Aldave, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Jill Thomas
Under the direction of its faculty members, the Cornea-External Ocular
Disease and Uveitis Division offers one-year fellowships in the study of
diseases of the cornea, external eye, anterior segment and refractive surgery.
Each faculty member has an area of specialization, creating a broad clinical
and laboratory training experience for applicants who are preparing for
an academic career in ophthalmology.
Research: Research may be clinically oriented
or geared to basic science in the laboratory. Faculty are actively engaged
in research at the Institute and collaborate with fellows on worthwhile
projects of mutual interest. Fellows typically complete one to two original
clinical or laboratory research papers, and frequently co-author a book
chapter or review during their training.
» Research
Facilities
» Education
Facilities
Clinical Experience:
Clinical experience consists of
participation in the
cornea faculty practices, including surgery, and assisting and/or directing the
care of emergency cornea cases at the Jules Stein Eye Institute. Fellows
work in the microsurgical laboratory at the Institute, developing their
microsurgical skills, and assist in teaching these skills to ophthalmology
residents. Under the direction of faculty, they also perform refractive procedures
in the Laser Refractive Center. In addition to in-depth training at
the Jules Stein Eye Institute, fellows supervise patient care in the cornea
clinics of the Department of Veteran Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare
Center and rotate through the refractive surgical complications clinic of Maloney
Vision Institute. Experience and knowledge concerning contact lens fitting,
contact lens management and related aspects of corneal physiology are also
obtained.
» Patient
Care Facilities
» Cornea-External
Ocular Disease & Uveitis Division
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