University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Ophthalmic Pathology Rotation Requirements

Faculty:

Nasreen Syed MD, Course Director

Patricia Kirby, MD

Last Updated Dec. 12, 20009

  • First Year
  • Second Year
  • Third Year
  • Basic Science Lectures
  • Other Videos, Tests, Devices
  • Clinic Information

First Year – Ophthalmic Pathology

Goals

  • The goal of this service is to give the resident an understanding of the limitations and indications for the ophthalmic pathology services.  Another goal is to understand and recognize basic eye histopathology and apply this knowledge to clinical practice.  The resident will spend a half day in the path laboratory during one 10 week rotation during the first year. 

Patient care

  • Indications for and limitations of interpretation of temporal artery biopsy.
  • Understand handling and processing of specimens in the laboratory.
  • Participation in the cutting and gross examination of whole globes.
  • Microscope examination of active ophthalmology cases and teaching collections in all subdivisions of ophthalmic pathology.

Medical knowledge

  • Demonstrate basic ocular anatomy and histology.
  • Recognize the basic disease processes of the eye and their pathogenesis.
  • Recognize the histology of the major intraocular and adnexal disease processes.

Practice-based learning and improvement

  • Develop 2 clinical pathological conferences (CPC) for rounds.
  • Participate in practice-based learning Journal Club.

Interpersonal and communication skills

  • Dictate letters and prepare pathology reports to referring physicians under faculty supervision.
  • Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with referring physicians, laboratory staff members, and professional associates.
  • Knowledge of how to communicate with the pathologist regarding:
    • special handling of specimens for special stains/EM
    • frozen sections

Professionalism

  • Observe faculty interactions with referring physicians.

Systems-based practice

  • Develop an understanding of the micro-system of ocular pathology in our hospital.
  • Develop an understanding of specimen flow and the requirements of specimen submission to the laboratory with an emphasis on documentation requirements.
  • Develop an understanding of the macro-system of care and how it can potentially limit our choices in delivering health care.

Assessment

Resources

  1. AAO Basic and Clinical Science Course. Section 4: Ophthalmic Pathology & Intraocular Tumors. San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007.
  2. AAO Basic and Clinical Science Course. Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology (section on anatomy) San Francisco: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007.
  3. Chapter 269, “Principles of Pathology” in Albert, DM and Miller J.  Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 3rd Edition.  Elsevier Science, 2007.

Second Year – Ophthalmic Pathology

None

 

Third Year – Ophthalmic Pathology

None

 

Ophthalmic Pathology BCS lectures

 

Other Ophthalmic Pathology Video Presentations

Clinic Information

Ophthalmic Pathology Secretary:

Name, phone, email

Ophthalmic Pathology Clinical Technicians:

name, phone

Pager Numbers:

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