All residents participate in the annual Ophthalmology Knowledge Assessment Program examination in April. This examination provides the trainees an opportunity to compare proficiency in basic and ...

Ophthalmology is a field of medicine that involves the diagnosis and treatment of eye issues. The specialty helps patients with everything from prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses to ...

Current areas of basic science investigations include ... Clinical research investigations are also ongoing in pediatric ophthalmology, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma ...

Uveitis is responsible for approximately 10 percent of the blindness in the U.S. The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences seeks to understand mechanisms by which uveitis is initiated ...