The mission of the Cornea and Contact Lenses Optometry Residency program is to provide qualified post-doctoral optometric graduates with advanced clinical experiences and knowledge in cornea and contact lenses through direct patient care in a multi-specialty academic clinical setting. The resident will further advance their clinical knowledge and evidence-based decision making by engaging in didactic and scholarly activities. Additionally, the residency program will promote the development of life-long learning skills that will enable residents to provide high quality patient-centered care throughout their optometric career. Residents who complete the program are prepared to provide an advanced level of clinical care and serve as educators and leaders in the field of cornea and contact lenses.

Founded in 1983, the University of Houston College of Optometry Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses is a one-year advanced training program designed to enhance the resident's clinical skills and knowledge base in corneal conditions, contact lens application, lens design, and patient management through direct patient care, self-study and scholarly pursuits. The Residency program has one position available. The primary clinical experiences take place at the University Eye Institute. Residents will encounter and manage complicated corneal conditions and specialty contact lens fits including: keratoconus, ectasias, dystrophies, post-surgical patients, high refractive errors, orthokeratology, gas permeable and scleral lenses and patients requiring prosthetic contact lenses. Residents participate in ocular emergency triaging and care and interact with various optometric and ophthalmological subspecialists within and external to the University Eye Institute. In addition, Residents have the opportunity to participate in the teaching and training of optometry students through assignments as clinical instructors, grand rounds participants, seminar lecturers, and laboratory assistants.