Affiliated Programs
Location: Eye Center of Texas, Houston
Program Stipend: $47,545 (13-month program). Eligible for health benefits and professional liability insurance included. A $500 stipend for continuing education is provided. The program begins on the last Monday in June.
Four positions available
The mission of the residency program is to provide qualified postdoctoral optometry graduates with advanced competency in all areas of ocular disease and co-management of ocular surgery. Patient care didactic education, and scholarship promote the development of this knowledge and skill. Residents who complete the program are expected to provide an advanced level of clinical care in ocular disease and co-management of ocular surgery.
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Location: Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Tennessee
Program Stipend: $72,450 (12-month program). Eligibility for health benefits, and professional liability insurance included.
One position available
The Residency at Vanderbilt Eye Institute provides advanced clinical training in pediatric care. The Residency will include training competent and compassionate optometrists who provide high-quality, evidence-based pediatric eye care and are prepared for a career in a medical and/or academic setting.
Location: Omni Eye Services, Atlanta
Program Stipend: $68,000 (13-month program). Eligible for health benefits, and professional liability insurance included.
Four positions available
The Residency in Ocular Disease at Omni Eye Services attracts and selects the best qualified optometric graduates and provides them with concentrated clinical experience and advanced didactic knowledge in secondary care optometry. Training will be provided at a level to allow individuals who complete the program to deliver a high level of secondary eye care, serve as teachers in optometric or other professional environments and serve the profession as experts and leaders in secondary eye care.
Location: Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Program Stipend: $46,050 (12-month program). Health coverage, vacation, Federal Holidays, paid sick leave, and professional liability insurance for residency activities included. 52-week program with no on-call duty.
Two positions available
The mission of the Residency in Ocular Disease with emphases in Primary Care Optometry and Retina at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center is to provide a unique post-doctoral experience in a multidisciplinary setting with the intent of nurturing the residents’ development into exceptional optometric clinicians by broadening general skills and mastering additional specialized skills in the areas of ocular disease and primary care optometry through independent patient care while adhering to supervision guidelines.
Read more: Ocular Disease with Emphasis in Primary Care Optometry and Retina
Location: Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Program Stipend: $45,466 per year. Eligible for health benefits, and professional liability insurance included.
Two positions available
The Residency in Vision Rehabilitation with emphasis in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides optometrists with additional clinical experience in low vision rehabilitative optometry and ocular disease that goes beyond the general optometric four-year curriculum. The clinical training in the residency program will result in the resident’s attainment of advanced competencies in eye, vision, health and rehabilitation care. The residency’s comprehensive experience includes participation in the Birmingham VAMC Optometry Resident Clinic, Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center, Outpatient Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic and the UAB School of Optometry’s Residency Program. The program’s advanced didactic training and strong clinical foundation allow residents who complete the program to pursue professional opportunities that require a high level of clinical expertise, such as specialized optometric practice or academia.
Read more: Vision Rehabilitation with Emphasis in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease