The goal of orientation is to introduce first year residents to ophthalmology and to help them develop a broad fund of knowledge in this specialty.
Orientation includes one week of Ophthalmology specific lectures, hands-on workshops, electronic medical record training, and tours of facilities. Examples of topics and workshops are listed below.
- Eye Anatomy
- Slit Lamp Practical Session
- Intro to Wet Lab
- POAG/Tonometry and Glaucoma Practical Session
- Ophthalmic History & 8-Point Exam
- Common Calls
- Refraction
- Intro to Retinal Exam and Practical Session
- Visual Fields
- Clinical Neuro Exam Practical Session
- Sleep Deprivation
- Hyphema
- Stress in Residency
- Resident Research
- Periocular Trauma and External/Plastics Exam Practical
- Refraction Practical Session
- Ocular Burns
- Ocular Emergencies
- Coding
- Pupil Exam
- Oculoplastics Suture Lab
- Visual Acuity and Lensometry
- Contact Lens Fitting Workshop
- Pediatric Consults
- B-Scan & OCT
- Differential of the Red Eye