Residents on the service provide initial consultation prior to subsequent attending faculty consultation. A strong emphasis is placed on teaching.

While working on the inpatient consult service the resident will have the opportunity to develop and refine ophthalmic skills including

• taking a thorough and focused ophthalmic history
• performing a complete bedside or exam room ophthalmic exam including
  • afferent examination (visual acuity, pupil exam and visual fields)
  • ocular motility
  • examination of external, anterior and posterior structures of the eye

• forming and narrowing a differential diagnosis
• creating and implementing a plan for further diagnosis and treatment
• ordering and interpreting ophthalmic diagnostic studies
• communicating with and counseling patients
• communicating with the consulting and other inpatient care teams
• presenting patients in a thorough and focused manner
• coordinating diagnostic and treatment plans with the inpatient care team and when needed the staff within the UPMC Eye Center

This is a challenging rotation that will help to develop the residents communications, organizational and systems based practice skills.