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Additional Information
The optometry residency at the Lexington VA Medical Center focuses on advanced competency in the clinical skills and scholarly development of the resident by exposing the resident to direct patient care enhanced by lectures, conferences, presentations, and consultation with other medical services. The resident will become proficient in ocular disease diagnosis and management, in addition to comanaging systemic conditions that have ocular manifestations. The resident will also attend weekly Grand Rounds and Fluorescein conference with the University of Kentucky's Department of Ophthalmology during the academic year, which includes opportunities to participate in the department's sub-specialty clinics as well. The resident will participate in daily morning education with the Optometry staff and students.
The Lexington VA Medical Center is a dual-division medical center. The Leestown Road campus, which was established in 1931, accommodates the Optometry Clinic and is on the west side of Lexington. The Optometry Clinic occupies almost 5000 square feet in newly renovated space, which includes 9 examination lanes, a clinic conference area, and 4 specialty testing rooms for equipment such as a retinal camera, OCT, 2 Humphrey visual field analyzers, and a modest variety of contact lens and low vision fitting equipment. In addition to primary care examinations, the Optometry Clinic also provides Low Vision Outpatient Blind Rehabilitation services to visually impaired veterans and Vision Therapy services to combat veterans with a history of Polytrauma or traumatic brain injury.
The resident is required to present at least 4 formal case presentations and to write a paper of publishable quality. The resident will have full access to the Medical Libraries at the VA and UK.
Questions?
Please contact Dr. Lynch (the Primary Care Residency Coordinator) or the school's Director of Residencies.
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