SUNY State College of Optometry Residency in Primary Care

Category:
Primary Care

School Affiliation:
SUNY College of Optometry

Residency Location:
SUNY State College of Optometry

33 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036-8003
Phone: 212-938-4161
Fax: 212-938-5819

Coordinator:
Dr. Susan Schuettenberg - sschuettenberg@sunyopt.edu
Residency Director:
Dr. Diane T. Adamczyk - dadamczyk@sunyopt.edu

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

The residency in Primary Eye Care Optometry provides a broad based clinical experience in all aspects of Primary Care. The residents expand their clinical knowledge by rotating through the SUNY Primary Care Clinic in order to experience a wide variety of patient types. This includes patients requiring contact lens care, diagnosis of binocular anomalies, diagnosis, management & treatment of glaucoma, retinal disease, and emergency eye care needs. In addition, the resident rotates through the SUNY Glaucoma Institute, and experiences urban clinical patient care at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn. The resident gains experience in refractive surgery co-management by rotating through TLC laser center in Manhattan. In a teaching capacity, the resident instructs 2nd year interns in the Methods laboratory and supervises third year interns in the Primary Care clinic. Additionally, the resident can pursue specific clinical interests in vision therapy, low vision, pediatric and infant eye care, head trauma, retina, neuro-optometry, cornea and specialty contact lens clinics.

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