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Director: Joseph
Caprioli, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Trini Phan
The Glaucoma Division offers an unfunded
one-year International Fellowship in the study of glaucoma. The
international fellowship prepares graduates for careers in academic ophthalmology with
an emphasis on early detection of glaucoma, glaucoma epidemiology, neuroprotection and
other pharmacologic management of glaucoma. The international fellow
is expected to obtain a UCLA J-1 Visa and permission
from the California Medical Board to participate in clinical activities through its Section
2111 program. The international fellow must speak English well enough to communicate
independently with patients and staff. The international fellow must maintain
health and repatriation insurance and have adequate funds to cover living
expenses for the year.
Program Description: The International Fellowship
in Glaucoma Research is a research fellowship. Eighty percent of the fellow's
time is spent in glaucoma research. The combined interests of the fellowship
preceptor and the international fellow determine subject areas for study.
Twenty percent of the fellow's time is spent in incidental patient care
related to the research program. Applicants should be proficient in the
evaluation and surgical management of patients with glaucoma before commencing
the fellowship. One year of protected research time permits the fellow
to start and end one or several meaningful research projects without the
demands and distractions of patient care. Applicants must demonstrate a
commitment to academic ophthalmology and have plans for using the fellowship
training after returning home. At the completion of training, the Jules
Stein Eye Institute issues an International Fellowship certificate.
Research: The international fellow is expected
to undertake several research projects during the year. The results of
these investigations are presented at local and national scientific meetings,
including the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology, and at the Research and Alumni Day of the Jules Stein
Eye Institute. A Microsurgery Laboratory is available for animal surgery
experiments. Collaboration with members of the vision science faculty can
be arranged for projects of mutual interest. Excellent computer facilities,
graphics services, statistical consultation and other services are available.
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Facilities
» Education
Facilities
Clinical Experience: Incidental clinical
experience related to the research program is gained by working in the
Glaucoma Suite and the Operating Rooms of the Jules Stein Eye Institute.
The Section 2111 appointment enables the international fellow to participate
in the evaluation and management of patients in the examination suite,
and it permits the fellow to assist during surgery. In the suite, a faculty
preceptor examines all patients seen by the international fellow. Surgical
experience is gained by observing and assisting during surgery, supplemented
by experimental work in the Microsurgery Laboratory. Cataract and glaucoma
filtration surgery account for the majority of surgery performed by the
Glaucoma Division.
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Care Facilities
» Glaucoma
Division
Teaching: The educational experience of
the international fellow is augmented by participation in Jules Stein Eye
Institute Courses and Grand Rounds, and by interaction with other members
of the Institute's full-time and clinical faculty. Teaching is an integral
part of the international fellowship experience. The international fellow
is expected to participate as an instructor in any glaucoma course offerings
of the year, the Glaucoma section of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Basic and Clinical Science course for residents, journal club and other
activities sponsored by the Glaucoma Division. The international fellow
is expected to interact with medical students and other visitors in the
operating room. The international fellow is expected to present interesting
cases at Grand Rounds and be an instructor or lecturer at courses offered
at the annual meetings of the American Glaucoma Society and the American
Academy of Ophthalmology.
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Education Courses
» Grand
Rounds
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