Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Educational & Clinical Experience - Glaucoma Fellowship Program
During training, our fellow should expect to:
- Master clinical skills specific to glaucoma.
- Perform outpatient laser surgery.
- Operate 1 to 2 days per week, and develop surgical expertise in a wide variety of surgical procedures.
- Perform filtration surgery.
- Insert glaucoma drainage devices.
- Have experience with Cyclophotocoagulation: diode and micropulse laser.
- Have experience with microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices (e.g., iStent®, Kahook Dual Blade®, Hydrus®, Xen®, and Omni®).
- Experience exposure to pediatric glaucoma, surgical revisions, and reoperations.
- Meet/exceed national surgical averages of AUPO FCC programs.
- Have ample time to study for Board Certification.
- Evaluation and care of the patients on the glaucoma service
- Teaching residents and medical students
- Organizing and supervising a monthly glaucoma conference
- Assisting residents in answering glaucoma consults and referrals on patients admitted to the Ochsner Medical Center
- Staffing the glaucoma clinic at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, LA
Monday
- OMC - Clinic
Tuesday
- OMC - Clinic
Wednesday
- OMC - Surgery (5 p.m. grand rounds)
Thursday
- LJCMC - Clinic
Friday
- LJCMC 1,3 Surgery (OMC 2,4,5 Clinic)
OMC = Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans
LJCMC = Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center
- Lead Journal Club with faculty, residents, and medical students.
- Participate in Ochsner and Louisiana State University (LSU) Grand Rounds.
- Participate in research activities such as peer review for glaucoma manuscripts, projects resulting in publication or presentation, and presentation at regional ophthalmology meetings.
- Earn the opportunity to attend the Duke Glaucoma Fellows Course.
