Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Fellowship

The Fellow assists the preceptors in surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital, American Family Children’s Hospital, Madison Surgery Center, The Laser Center, and NovaMed Surgery Center. Pre- and post-operative patient evaluation occurs largely during sessions at the University Station External/Cornea Clinics. External/Cornea (refractive) clinic responsibilities involve evaluation of patients, surgical alternatives, pre- and post-operative care, and complications and their management. The fellowship additionally offers training in all aspects of immunologic eye diseases to include the medical and surgical treatment of uveitis, scleritis, and use of immodulatory therapy.

Additional experience in administrative and technical aspects of eye banking, external photography skills including specular microscopy and corneal topographic analysis, complicated contact lens fitting, external ophthalmic pathology, ocular inflammatory disease, and independent clinical or basic science research including scientific paper presentation and manuscript submission will be available.

The Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin, which provides corneal tissue for the entire state of Wisconsin, is centered in Madison. Dr. Evan Warner serves as Medical Director of the eye bank and is on the Accreditation Board of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). The cornea fellow may choose to attend the quarterly meetings of the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Board of Directors. Additionally the fellow may elect to work in the eye bank and gain expertise in the understanding of the coordination of recovery tissue, processing of tissue for transplantation, and the conditions necessary for distribution of tissue.

The Fellow is actively involved in resident teaching in preparation for academic endeavors following completion of the Fellowship. The Fellow gives a number of lectures to the residents and staff including one yearly Grand Rounds presentations and participates in one weekend surgical resident teaching session of phacoemulsification techniques. Certification achieved in the use of the VISX laser and Femtosecond laser at the annual department sponsored Iowa Refractive Course (IRC).

Attendance at various conferences is encouraged including Grand Rounds, Weekly Case Conference, Cornea specific Basic Science Lectures (BSL), Complications Conference, Journal Clubs and Visiting Lecture Series.

Please contact Jen LaRosa, our Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Manager, to learn more about the fellowship program.

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