Funder: Mayo Clinic
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application and supporting documentation)
Funding Amounts: One-year fellowship; stipend and benefits information
Summary: Advanced clinical and surgical glaucoma training with dedicated research opportunities at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Key Information: Applicants must have completed an accredited ophthalmology residency; one competitive position is available annually.
Description
Mayo Clinic’s one-year Glaucoma Fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota, combines advanced clinical and surgical training with glaucoma research. Fellows manage all types of glaucoma using medical therapy, laser trabeculoplasty, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, trabeculectomy, tube shunts, and cyclodestructive procedures. Training also includes complex cataract surgery and challenging referral cases, including pediatric, uveitic, steroid-induced, neovascular, and keratoprosthesis-associated glaucoma.
Fellows work with multiple glaucoma specialists and collaborate with cornea, retina, pediatric ophthalmology, and other subspecialties. Research opportunities span clinical trials, clinical outcomes, epidemiology, aqueous humor dynamics, genetics, and novel diagnostic instruments. Dedicated research time and faculty mentorship support completion of at least one clinical or basic science project. The program prepares trainees for academic medicine, tertiary referral practice, and comprehensive glaucoma care.
