ELECT EOPTA - Clinical Elective in Ophthalmology-Career Interest

**This elective requires that students keep an attendance log.  Each student will be responsible for obtaining a physician’s signature each time he/she reports to work at the Eye Clinic.  Blank attendance logs may be obtained from  Moodle. **

OBJECTIVES AND/OR GOALS

The elective is designed for those students interested in Ophthalmology as a career. Blocks I-III are reserved for this elective to qualify students for ophthalmology match.  The course will offer the student an in-depth experience in the various facets of Ophthalmology:

1.        Patient work- up and management under supervision of residents and faculty.

2.        Training in the use of many specific ophthalmic equipment and techniques will be offered.

SPECIFIC DUTIES OF SENIOR STUDENTS

Direct patient work-up and care under supervision. A half hour presentation to the Department is a requisite. This will be measured by the evaluations completed after the required presentation and the evaluation form provided by the Registrar’s office.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

General Ophthalmology, Vaughn et al., Appleton and Lange

 

blocks 1-3

Pass/Fail