Residency Curriculum PGY4

he majority of surgical training occurs during third year residency. At Wills, 3rd year residents have complete protection over their surgical patient population. Fellows and residents do not compete for cases, which leads to happy residents and promotes healthy mentorship with our talented fellows.

Cataracts (24 weeks) –
Senior residents graduate with 240-280 cataract surgeries, including white cataracts, pseudoexfoliation, and phacodonesis. The senior resident is the primary surgeon from start to finish, including the use of cutting-edge techniques, sutured Ahmed segments, capsular tension ring, and Yamane technique. The quality and access to surgical techniques is unparalleled, including approaches to uveitic cataracts and other complex cataract cases. This surgical rotation features access to the latest technology from surgical sign-up to post-op care: