Our hospital-based optometry residency aims to provide advanced clinical training in ocular disease diagnosis and management through patient care, education, and scholarship.
For more information, view and download the Optometry Residency Program Brochure.
Residency Program Director:
Steven C. Quan, OD, FAAO
E-mail: scquan@bsd.uchicago.edu
The Optometry Residency in Ocular Disease at the University of Chicago is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE):
243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Suite 301, St. Louis, MO 63141
Website: www.theacoe.org
Email: accredit@theacoe.org
Phone: 1-800-365-2219
One residency position is offered through the Optometry Residency Matching Service (ORMatch) beginning July 1st of each year. Please register online in the NMS Match System to participate in ORMatch.
Application Deadline: January 15
ORMatch # 40514
Interviews will be held virtually between late January and early February. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible through ORMatch in order to be considered for an interview. Letters of recommendation may be pending upon submission, but must be received 72 hours before the interview date.
Residency Overview
- Residents are mentored by all optometry faculty and have the ability to customize their ophthalmology sub-specialty rotations based on clinical interests and goals.
- Residents will gain experience with emergent/urgent cases. On-call responsibilities are limited to business hours only.
- Residents will gain increasing independence during the course of their training. During the latter stages of their training, they will aid in the education of optometry externs.
- Residents work closely with ophthalmology residents, fellows, and attendings on a daily basis.
- Residents are encouraged to submit posters to professional conferences and organizations, such as the American Academy of Optometry.
- There are frequent didactic and scholarly activities for residents to learn and supplement their clinical training.
- Access to the University of Chicago John Crerar Medical Sciences Library, which houses over 1.4 million volumes and offers electronic (and remote) access to thousands of journals, including all of the major ophthalmic publications.
Take a Virtual Tour
For applicants, please join us on a virtual tour of the campus and eye clinic at the University of Chicago!
Optometry Faculty
Jessica Garcia, OD
Diplopia, Dry Eyes, Pediatric Optometry
Macy Koepke, OD
Ocular Disease, Pediatric Optometry, Vision Rehabilitation
Steven C. Quan, OD, FAAO
Glaucoma, Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease, Public Health, Systemic and Surgical Co-Management
Sawliha Seedat, OD, FAAO
Diabetic Eye Disease, Dry Eye, Glaucoma, Pediatric Optometry
Optometry Residents
Josephine Zeng, OD
Optometry School: SUNY
Sarah Neidermann, OD
2024 - 2025 | Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL
Riddhi Patel, OD
2023-2024 | Arbor Eye Care, Chicago, IL
Jena Gilbertson, OD
2022-2023 | Multack Eye Associates, Chicago, IL
Dana Shannon, OD
2021 - 2022 | Clarendon Vision Center, Chicago, IL
Additional Residency Opportunities
We have partnered with the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) to provide a two-year optometry residency in ocular disease and neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
The first year of training is spent exclusively at the Illinois Eye Institute (IEI) and builds a strong foundation in primary care and ocular disease management, including retina, glaucoma, and urgent care. Additional rotations in pediatrics, cornea/contact lens, and low vision are available.
The second year of training focuses on neuro-ophthalmic disease and is split between the Illinois Eye Institute and the University of Chicago Medical Center. At the Illinois Eye Institute, residents precept students in urgent care and neuro-ophthalmic disorder clinics and courses. At the University of Chicago Medical Center, they rotate through specialty clinics such as consults/urgent care, neuro-ophthalmology, oculoplastics/orbit, neurology, and neuroradiology.
For more information, please contact Dr. Steven Quan at scquan@bsd.uchicago.edu