Residency Program in Ocular Disease
The mission of the Wilkes-Barre Veteran Affairs Medical Center residency program in primary care with an emphasis in ocular disease is to provide a full-time clinical training program which prepares the optometrist for high-level quality practice. Clinical and didactic training will enable the resident to diagnose and manage patients with a variety of ocular disease conditions seen in the general population. There will be an emphasis in the areas of retinal disease. Quality eye care will be provided to all patients while adhering to residency supervision guidelines. The program will enable residents to expand their ophthalmic knowledge base, develop an effective approach toward scholarship and life-long learning, strengthen patient care skills and improve their ability to function in a multi-disciplinary setting.
The mission of the Wilkes-Barre Veteran Affairs Medical Center residency program in primary care with an emphasis in ocular disease is to provide a full-time clinical training program which prepares the optometrist for high-level quality practice. Clinical and didactic training will enable the resident to diagnose and manage patients with a variety of ocular disease conditions seen in the general population. There will be an emphasis in the areas of retinal disease. Quality eye care will be provided to all patients while adhering to residency supervision guidelines. The program will enable residents to expand their ophthalmic knowledge base, develop an effective approach toward scholarship and life-long learning, strengthen patient care skills and improve their ability to function in a multi-disciplinary setting.