University of Chicago Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS

Lectures
Members of the faculty provide daily lectures from 7:00-9:00 a.m. in the Ophthalmology Department. Attendance at all lectures is mandatory unless on vacation or in surgery. The chief resident arranges the lectures.

Grand Rounds
The Department Grand Rounds are held two to three Wednesdays per month at 7:00 a.m. The purpose of Grand Rounds is to present challenging or interesting cases/findings and to discuss the pertinent differential diagnosis briefly.

Journal Club
One Wednesday per month at 7:00 a.m the assigned resident presents a journal article.

Patholology Lecture
Dr. Robert Folberg of the University of Illinois at Chicago gives didactic sessions one to two Mondays per month focusing on ophthalmic pathology.

Morbidity & Mortality Conference (M&M)
Forum for residents and attendings to discuss surgical complications of routine and acute eye conditions, focusing specifically on their own cases. Held one Wednesday per month at 7:00 a.m.

OFF CAMPUS PROGRAMS

Chicago Ophthalmological Society (COS)
COS meets one Monday per month from September through April at the Westin Hotel in downtown Chicago. Various national known speakers are invited to give lectures.

The Chicago Curriculum in Ophthalmology (CCO)
This lecture series is presented from September through April on Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. - noon. The six ophthalmology residency programs and faculty from each participate in this citywide lecture programs.

Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
Each year our residents are encouraged to design and perform a research project that may be submitted to ARVO. If accepted, the department pays for airfare and lodging for the resident to attend the meeting.

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Residents are encouraged to design posters to present at the academy. If a resident does create a poster, the department will pay for airfare and lodging for the resident to attend this national conference. In addition, all three of our third year residents attend this conference.