Hefner Salisbury VAMC
Residency Program Description

Clinical Experience

• high quality experience in hospital-based primary eye care

• providing comprehensive care for veterans, who tend to have a higher incidence of disease

• more than 21,000 Eye Clinic appointments yearly

• experience working with providers from multiple disciplines

• weekly case conferences and lecture presentations

• on-site free housing and meals available (with approval)

Common Clinical Experiences

• Ocular Disease

• diabetic care and other vascular occlusive diseases

• age-related macular degeneration

• glaucoma management

• cataract surgeries

• ocular manifestations of various systemic diseases

• high level of experience with posterior segment disease

• on-site imaging & laboratory

Expanded Range of Clinical Experiences

• Low vision care

• Experienced Staff Doctors

• Low Vision Devices and Equipment

• Multidisciplinary Staff

• Research

• VA-funded research program has provided approximately $1.8 million in funding
  for vision related projects since 1994

• Geriatric care

• Bedside care

• Many other hospital-based clinical experiences

Ophthalmology Support

• Affiliation with Wake Forest University School of Medicine (formerly Bowman-Gray)

• Cataract procedures

• Lid procedures

• Retinal laser procedures

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