NYU Langone’s Department of Ophthalmology offers a comprehensive lecture and conference series designed to provide residents with intensive knowledge of all ophthalmic subspecialties. We progress through each specialty in a sequential fashion and assign the relevant reading from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC) book series. The lecture series helps prepare you for the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP) exam, given by the AAO each spring as an in-service, and the written and oral board certification exams, given by the American Board of Ophthalmology after residency.

Grand Rounds and Departmental Conferences

Our visiting lecture and grand round series includes resident case presentations, local speakers, and nationally renowned visiting lectures. Our 2023–24 speakers include: Robert Pineda, MD (Thomas Y. and Clara W. Butler Chair of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear), Lucy Shen, MD (Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear), Christine Curcio, PhD (White-McKee Endowed Professor, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine), Szilard Kiss, MD (The Bob and Dolores Hope - Robert M. Ellsworth, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University), Joan Miller, MD (David Glendenning Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear), Jayne Weiss, MD (Herbert E Kaufman MD Endowed Chair, Professor of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences), Terri Young, MD (Peter A. Duehr Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health), Fasika Woreta, MD, MPH (Eugene de Juan, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmic Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Johannes Nowatzky, MD (Saul J. Farber Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine).

Departmental conferences and courses typically include our NYU Langone Wet and Dry Lab and Cataract courses, Current Concepts in Ophthalmology conference, Research Day, Alumni Day, and a Diversity and Inclusion speaker series. Residents are excused from clinic duties for major educational events.