The Ocular Disease Residency Program at Community Eye Clinic is a one-year post-doctoral, clinical training program in the diagnosis and management of ocular disease and ocular manifestations of systemic disease. The residency provides advanced competency in knowledge and clinical skills through a scholarly, didactic, and clinical curriculum to highly qualified optometric graduates. Residents completing the program are expected to provide an advanced level of clinical care in ocular disease.

Direct supervised patient care, as well as clinical attending experiences, will be completed at the Community Eye Clinic. The resident will participate in seminars and local optometric society continuing education meetings. Teaching involves supervision of fourth year professional students. The resident will work closely with the Program Coordinator and student externs. The resident, under the guidance of the Program Coordinator, will create a clinical seminar presentation for students and complete four written case reports suitable for publication. The resident will be encouraged to participate in poster and paper sessions at national optometric meetings.