Residencies and Affiliated Residencies

General Information
Residency Programs

General Information

After completing the Doctor of Optometry Program graduates may wish to further their clinical expertise by completing a residency in a specialty area. Residencies allow graduates to focus and expand their knowledge in a specific area of optometry. Residency programs offer the opportunity to treat many challenging cases with guidance from top clinicians who are experts in the field.

"My experience at the Huntington VA in West Virginia as an ocular disease resident has been outstanding. My diagnostic and therapeutic skills have grown leaps and bounds," says Sarah Pistulka, O.D. '02.

Residencies provide graduates with a level of expertise that expands their career opportunities. These opportunities may include interdisciplinary practices, clinical and hospital settings, as well as teaching opportunities in schools and colleges of optometry.

The Indiana University School of Optometry offers residencies in the areas of contact lenses and cornea, ocular disease, binocular vision/pediatrics, and low vision. The school also offers affiliated residencies in primary care and ocular disease located in Illinois, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

Indiana University directs all residencies through the Director of Residencies Office, School of Optometry, Indiana University, 800 E. Atwater Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-3680; (812) 855-4979. For information or applications, please contact the individual program coordinator or the office of the director of residencies. Information can also be found at the school's Web site at www.opt.indiana.edu/programs/residenc/index.htm.

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Residency Programs

Binocular Vision/Pediatric Optometry1
Indiana University School of Optometry
800 E. Atwater Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-3680
(812) 855-9196
Program Coordinator: Douglas Horner, O.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.O.
hornerdg@indiana.edu
Positions Available: 1

Cornea and Contact Lenses
Indiana University School of Optometry
800 E. Atwater Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-3680
(812) 855-1044
Program Coordinator: Colleen Riley, O.D., M.S.
criley@indiana.edu
Positions Available: 1

Low Vision
Indiana University School of Optometry
800 E. Atwater Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-3680
(812) 855-4979
Program Coordinator:
Debra McConnaha, O.D.
mcconnah@indiana.edu
Positions Available: 1

Ocular Disease
Indiana University School of Optometry
800 E. Atwater Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-3680
(812) 855-5941
Program Coordinator: Victor Malinovsky, O.D.
malinovs@indiana.edu
Positions Available: 1

Ocular Disease
Huntington VA Medical Center
Optometry Service (123)
1540 Spring Valley Drive
Huntington, WV 25704
(304) 429-6755 x2886
Program Coordinator: Matthew G. Cordes, O.D.
Matthew.Cordes@med.va.gov
Positions Available: 3

Primary Eye Care
Danville VA Medical Center
1900 East Main Street
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 554-4587
Program Coordinator: Stephen Boyer, O.D.
Stephen.Boyer@med.va.gov
Positions Available: 1

Lexington VA Medical Center
2250 Leestown Road
Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 233-4511 x3604
Program Coordinator: James A. Rakes, O.D., F.A.A.O.
James.Rakes@med.va.gov
Positions Available: 1

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1 A program combining a master's degree in vision science and a binocular vision/pediatric optometry residency is available. Coordinator for the combined program is David A. Goss, O.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.O., Indiana University School of Optometry, 800 E. Atwater Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-3680; (812) 855-4475.