The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences invests heavily in educating and training eye physicians and surgeons.
The Department is active in didactic teaching for first and second year medical students. Third year medical students have the opportunity to do a clinical selective rotation in Ophthalmology. Fourth year students may do a one-month sub-internship in Ophthalmology. Learn More.
The University of New Mexico, in combination with the Veterans Administration of New Mexico, has been a host to 10 senior ophthalmology residents each year currently from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania and Tufts University in Boston Massachusetts. This collaborative educational experience provides an intensive surgical and clinical experience in a broad range of diseases. Learn More.
The Southwest Combined Cornea and Glaucoma fellowship is a true anterior segment fellowship aimed at providing a solid experience in both areas of sub-specialization and preparing applicants for diverse future practice settings. The core experience will be in complex cataract surgery, medical and surgical cornea and glaucoma management; this is also coupled with a refractive experience in both laser vision correction and refractive cataract surgery. Learn More.