An integral part of residency here at Storm Eye Institute is resident research. Each year every resident is asked to complete a research project with the help and supervision of an attending physician for presentation at our spring meeting held in conjunction with ASCRS at Kiawah Island. The list of presentations from 2009 include:

John W. French, MD:
Incidence of Elevated Intraocular Pressure Following Descemet Stripping
Automated Endothelial Keratoploasty

Leanne Wickliffe-Keisler,MD:
Compare the Efficacy of Difluprednate 0.05% to Prednisolone Acetate 1% in Decreasing Graft Edema and Rates of Donor Dislocation Following Descement's Stripping with Endotheilial Keratoplasty Surgery

Katie Macaluso, MD:
Performed Antibody Levels and Limbal Stem Cell Transplant

Amber Sturges, MD:
Spectralis HRA & OCT Imaging of the Retina and Choroid in Sickle Cell Disease

Patrick Hageman, MD:
Phacotrabeculectomy and the Benefit of Fistula Thermal Cauterization

Rebecca Manning, MD:
Traumatic Uveitis: A Retrospective Review to Evaluate Incedence of Recurrence

Matt Reese, MD:
ExPRESS Shunt; Techniques and Results

Robb Vickers, MD:
A New Approach to DCR with Jones Tube

Joseph M. Biber, MD:
Posterior Capsule Opacification Rates and Visual Significance with Four
Different Acrylic IOLs

Brian J. Groat, MD:
Visual Outcomes and Satisfaction with Toric IOL vs Monofocal IOL

Justin H. Arbuckle, MD:
The Surgeon's Predictive Ability in Assessing the Efficacy of a Nasolacrimal Duct Probing Procedure

Additionally there is a very strong and exciting research department here at Storm Eye that welcomes resident participation.
        
In addition to our own spring meeting, the SEI/ASCRS Clinical Update at Kiawah Island, SC, residents are able to attend other meetings/educational conferences. Seniors always attend the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual meeting. Seniors also attend the Alcon CPE course in Fort Worth, TX every year. The First year residents will be offered an opportunity to comprehensively review the material that comprises the ophthalmology specialty.  The location and timing of this study period will be approved on a class by class basis.  All residents are partially supported (financially) to participate in courses/meetings in which they present posters or papers with approval of the Chief resident and Program Director.  The annual NC/SC ophthalmology meeting is always open to residents. Residents have routinely participated at AAPOS, ASCRS and ARVO in the past.