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Fellowship in Cornea–External Ocular Diseases<br />
and Refractive Surgery<br />
Under the direction of Drs. Anthony J. Aldave, Bartly J.<br />
Mondino, Gary N. Holland, Sophie X. Deng, Barry A.<br />
Weissman, and David Rex Hamilton, one-year fellowships<br />
are offered in the study of diseases of the cornea,<br />
external eye, anterior segment, and refractive surgery.<br />
Clinical experience consists of participation in the<br />
cornea faculty practices, including surgery, and in the<br />
care of emergency cornea cases at the <strong>Jules</strong> <strong>Stein</strong><br />
<strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. Fellows work in the microsurgical laboratory,<br />
and assist in teaching microsurgical skills to<br />
ophthalmology residents. Under the direction of faculty,<br />
they also perform primary surgical procedures in the<br />
UCLA Laser Refractive Center. In addition to in-depth<br />
training at the <strong>Institute</strong>, fellows supervise patient care in<br />
the cornea clinics at the West Los Angeles Veterans<br />
Affairs Healthcare Center. Experience and knowledge<br />
concerning contact lens fitting, contact lens management,<br />
and related aspects of corneal physiology are<br />
also obtained. Fellows typically complete an original<br />
clinical or laboratory research project, and frequently<br />
co-author a book chapter or review during their training.<br />
Fellowship in Glaucoma<br />
Under the direction of Drs. Joseph Caprioli, Anne L.<br />
Coleman, JoAnn A. Giaconi, Simon K. Law, and<br />
Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, the one-year or two-year<br />
glaucoma fellowship provides clinical and laboratory<br />
experience in glaucoma diagnosis and management.<br />
Clinical experience is gained by examining patients in<br />
the consultation suite and participating in their clinical<br />
and surgical management. Fellows work in the glaucoma<br />
microsurgical laboratory, participate in microsurgery<br />
courses, assist in the glaucoma clinic, and<br />
develop expertise in the various diagnostic techniques<br />
used in glaucoma treatment through preceptor-type<br />
relationships with faculty. They participate in glaucoma<br />
teaching at the <strong>Jules</strong> <strong>Stein</strong> <strong>Eye</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> and affiliated<br />
institutions, present cases at teaching rounds, and prepare<br />
presentations for regularly scheduled glaucoma<br />
conferences. Fellows also undertake at least one<br />
research project, which may be a clinical study or an<br />
applied research project in the laboratory, in cooperation<br />
with the faculty advisor.<br />
Fellowship in Medical Retina and Genetics<br />
This one-year fellowship, under the directorship of<br />
Dr. Michael B. Gorin, provides clinical knowledge<br />
pertaining to the diagnosis and management of a broad<br />
array of retinal disorders including age-related macular<br />
degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular<br />
disease, inflammatory retinopathies, drug-related<br />
toxic retinopathies, and hereditary retinal and macular<br />
degenerations and dystrophies. Fellows are instructed<br />
in the proper use and interpretation of noninvasive<br />
diagnostic tools, and training includes genetic counseling<br />
and the proper use of molecular genetic diagnos-<br />
tics. Fellows will gain experience with a diverse set of<br />
interventional skills including a wide spectrum of retinal<br />
laser procedures and periocular and intravitreal injection<br />
of various classes of drugs.<br />
Fellows divide their time among the clinical practices<br />
of Drs. Gorin, David Sarraf, and Colin A. McCannel<br />
within the Division of Retinal Disorders and Ophthal-<br />
mic Genetics as well as in the Retinal Diagnostics<br />
Unit and the Visual Physiology Laboratory directed by<br />
Dr. Steven Nusinowitz at UCLA. Dr. McCannel’s clinic<br />
provides exposure to surgical retinal decision-making<br />
and management issues. The fellows also provide care<br />
and teach residents in retina subspecialty clinics at two<br />
UCLA-affiliated hospitals. Fellows are strongly encouraged<br />
to engage in translational clinical research and/or<br />
clinical trials and descriptive retrospective studies and<br />
develop an in-depth working knowledge of the current<br />
scientific literature of medical and genetic retina. They<br />
are expected to participate in genetic and imaging<br />
conferences as well as other relevant meetings.<br />
Fellowship in Neuro-Ophthalmology<br />
The one-year fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology, under<br />
the direction of Dr. Anthony C. Arnold, involves a<br />
close preceptor-preceptee relationship, participation in<br />
teaching rounds, and work in the private consultation<br />
suite. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA<br />
maintains major clinical and research programs in<br />
neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology. Fellows<br />
attend the weekly Neurology and Neurosurgery Grand<br />
Rounds, take an active part in seeing relevant inpatient<br />
consultations throughout the medical center, and assist<br />
in selected surgical procedures of interest to neuroophthalmologists.<br />
Attendance at the weekly neuroradiology<br />
teaching conferences is encouraged. Time is<br />
allotted for scientific reading and for research activities.<br />
Participation in clinical research, such as studies of eye<br />
movement disorders and disturbances of visual pathways,<br />
is expected.<br />
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