Frequently Asked Questions
- Ophthalmology Residents and fellows
- Vision science students
- Practicing ophthalmologists seeking refresher
- Clinical ophthalmology (~80%): eye development and anatomy, retina, cornea, refractive surgery, ophthalmic optics and refraction, presbyopia, oculomotor system, muscle surgery, myopia, glaucoma, imaging, cataract surgery, epidemiology, trauma, among others)
- Basic science: (~20%): genomics, photoreceptors, electrophysiology
- Ultrasound (1/2 day)
- Glaucoma dry labs (1/2 day)
- Refraction workshop (1 day)
- Phacoemulsification (1 day)
- Cadaver head dissection (2 days)
- No – all materials are provided.
- Although relevant materials and concepts are covered, the course is not designed specifically for this purpose.
- All lectures
- All workshops, wet labs and dry labs
- Opening and closing social mixers
- Coffee/snacks
- Vouchers for breakfast/lunch
- These are born by the registrant and not included in the registration fee.
- The Columbia Medical Center can be reached by Subway (A and 1 lines) from 168th St. station
- It is considered one of the safest neighborhoods in NYC, which is overall one of the safest large cities in the USA. Attendees should nevertheless observe reasonable cautions.
