The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology

Goals:

• Improve the resident’s skills in management of complex contact lens fitting
• Proper detection and management of contact lens complications
• Provide extensive and varied clinical experience to improve the resident's ability to diagnose and manage ocular disease
• To enhance the resident's ability to function with other healthcare providers in a multidisciplinary setting

Commitment:

The resident begins July 7th through July 6th.

The duration of the program is 12 months. The Ohio State University observes ten national holidays, and the resident is permitted to have two weeks of vacation and one week of sick leave during the program. Additional leave may be requested and may be granted by the Residency Program Director in consultation with the Department Chair. Any additional leave would require the resident to extend their time in the program beyond 12 months at no additional compensation. The resident is also granted professional leave to attend two professional meetings during the program.

Curriculum:

• The resident will participate in over 2200 patient care encounters. These encounters will have an emphasis on challenging contact lens fits, including:
  • Specialty soft lenses
  • Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) lenses
  • Aphakic contact lens fittings
  • Keratoconic RGP, Piggyback and scleral
  • Post-corneal surgery
  • Scleral fittings for ocular surface disease management

**Evaluation of resident and faculty will be done bi-annually, Program evaluation done towards end of program**

• The resident will rotate through the following subspecialty clinics
  • Neuro-ophthalmology
  • Retina
  • Glaucoma
  • Anterior Segment
  • Oculoplastics

**Resident will evaluate each subspecialty clinics**

• Attendance is required at the:
  • Bi-Monthly Anterior Segment Division meetings
  • Weekly Havener Eye Institute Grand Rounds
  • Annual Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI) Cornea and Contact Lens Resident Symposium held in August
  • BostonSight Fit Academy
• The resident is required to develop and present a care report at:
  • Havener Eye Institute Subspecialty Grand Rounds (one presentation during residency)
  • EastWest Eye Conference
  • Ohio State Resident Scholarship Day

Benefits:

• Salary is currently set at $41,500, plus benefits.
• Travel stipend to attend professional meetings
• To review the full list of benefits offered at Ohio State, please view: hr.osu.edu/benefits

Application Materials and Procedures:

Application Deadline: January 17, 2025

Apply through and participate in ORMatch website
ORMatch # 32625

Inquiries (for this program only) should be directed to Dr. Chantelle Mundy, Program Supervisor. When application materials are on file with the program supervisor, the applicant will be contacted regarding an interview. Residents are selected by a faculty committee based on credentials presented and a personal interview. Applicants will be evaluated without regard to gender, race, creed, national origin, or non-disqualifying disabilities. Residents must be graduates of a school or college of optometry accredited by ACOE and have successfully completed the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). Accepted Candidates must obtain an Ohio Optometry license to treat patients in the clinical setting.

Interview Dates: Scheduled per availability of candidates

This program is Accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association, www.theacoe.org. To reach the ACOE directly, you may send an email to accredit@theacoe.org.