The Department of Ophthalmology hosts a variety of speakers the second Wednesday of every other month. The programs are integrated into our weekly Grand Rounds Schedule which takes place from 4:00-6:00 every Wednesday. All members of the eye community are welcome.

The Chicago Subspecialty Guest Speaker Series is a program which was started in 2003 in an attempt to interact more formally with members of other Ophthalmology Departments throughout the city. The format includes a reception followed by two presentations and a question and answer period.

There are also three endowed Speakerships per year. These include the Arthur Light MD, Memorial Lectureship and two John J. Skowron, MD, Distinguished Visiting Professorships. These are generally CME sponsored programs which take place from 1:00 to 6:00 and involve several presentations as a well as resident presentations of interesting cases followed by discussion.

For the last 4 years, the Department of Ophthalmology has hosted a VISX Certification Course for the use of the VISX Laser for Laser Vision Correction. Senior ophthalmology residents from the 6 Residency Training Programs from Chicago as well as several out of state resident training programs attend the course. The Course was jointly sponsored by AMO/VISX and the Department of Ophthalmology. Wayne Bizer, DO was the invited guest speaker.

Finally, there is an annual James E. McDonald, MD, Keynote Lecture which highlights the Resident Alumni Day which takes place every June.

To view a schedule of the upcoming speakerships click here.