Residents have an opportunity to participate in and access a number of the department's specialty areas:
Corneal and External Disease
Our faculty in the Corneal External Disease section includes internationally recognized experts in keratorefractive surgery, contact lens and topographical mapping of the cornea. Residents participate in a wide variety of surgical experience, including corneal transplantation and cataract surgery.
Glaucoma
The Glaucoma Service at The Ohio State University includes the latest in surgical and medical management in the area of glaucoma. A full range of advanced technologies, including YAG, argon and diode lasers, are available in the management of difficult glaucoma patients. The service participates in a number of nationally sponsored clinical trials.
Neuro-Ophthalmology
The Neuro-Ophthalmology section boasts three full-time neuro-ophthalmologists and a large university medical center with technology supporting any imaging technique, including magnetic resonance imaging and CT scanning. The Ohio State University Medical Center contains the largest coil magnetic resonance imaging unit in the country. A research tool, this unit provides among the highest quality images available anywhere in the world.
Ophthalmic Pathology
The William H. Havener Eye Center has a fellowship-trained ocular pathologist and a 35-year library of ocular histopathology slides that are available for review by the resident staff. In addition teleconferencing with the Ocular Pathology service at the University of Chicago is carried out on a regular schedule. Residents acquire knowledge of the pathophysiologic basis for ophthalmic diseases by participating in the review of new histopathologic specimens, as well as a formal course designed to learn interpretation of histopathologic specimens.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Residents experience a wide variety of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery with a number of geographic and clinical faculty physicians who are nationally and internationally recognized as experts in this field. Ptosis surgery, blepharoplasty, botulinum injections, repair of complicated eyelid lacerations, dacryocystorhinostomy, enucleation and socket reconstruction are a few of the surgical techniques expected to be handled by resident staff physicians.
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Residents have clinical opportunities with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, a nationally recognized pediatric hospital. The residency program boasts an active resident clinic where each resident may expect more than 100 surgical procedures in the area of pediatric ophthalmology, including intraocular surgery, which residents experience during their rotation at Children’s Hospital.
Retina and Vitreous
Experts in the Retina and Vitreous areas use a wide variety with state-of-the-art technology for treatments of disorders of the retina and vitreous. These include high resolution fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, OCT and ultrasound. Residents are expected to order and interpret retinal imaging on their patients. Residents routinely perform laser treatments and intravitreal injections on their patients. The Retina division participates in a number of National Eye Institute and private industry sponsored studies. Residents participate in repair of complicated vitreo-retinal surgical procedures.