Glaucoma Fellowship

This one-year program is based at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Northwestern Medical Group's Lavin Outpatient Pavilion and the University Eye Specialists, all located on Northwestern's medical campus in downtown Chicago. Fellows with special interest in pediatric glaucoma may participate in the management of complicated childhood and developmental glaucomas at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, also located on the downtown campus. The proximity of all three training sites allows for convenient collaboration in patient management, easy access to Departmental didactic programs and the ability to participate in wide array of research opportunities. Fellows gain experience in the use of state-of-the-art imaging technologies, including ultrasound biomicroscopy, two SD-OCT platforms and two OCTA platforms. 

Although clinical training is the primary focus of the fellowship, fellows participate in at least one clinical research project, culminating in a major meeting presentation and/or peer-reviewed publication. Those with a strong interest in basic research are encouraged to collaborate with basic science faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology as well as other departments, such as Biomedical Engineering (BME), to further their research goals. The Northwestern University BME Department has a long history of world-class research in ophthalmology and visual sciences. Current research relevant to glaucoma includes work in the areas of conventional outflow and anterior and posterior segment imaging using visible light OCT. 

This program is AUPO FCC compliant.

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