The outpatient clinic, as well as the specialty clinics, are staffed by the full-time and voluntary attending staff and the clinical instructors. Inpatient and emergency consultations are managed primarily by the first and third year resident under the direct supervision of the Resident Supervisor. Regular teaching sessions are held every morning following ward rounds covering all areas of ophthalmology. The lecture schedule is coordinated at the beginning of every year and commences on August 1^st (lecture schedule pdf). In addition, yearly phacoemulsification, orbital anatomy, and suturing courses are arranged; two Residents' Day conferences are held and three or four Visiting Professor Lectureships are given yearly by distinguished faculty.

The Basic and Clinical Science Course of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is used as a framework for an integrated basic and clinical science curriculum. Over the three year period of the residency program, all areas of the basic and clinical sciences in ophthalmology are covered. The number of lecture hours (approximately 1,000) far exceeds the requirements of the Residency Review Committee, emphasizing the faculty's strong commitment to residency education. The residents also are expected to attend the various post-graduate education courses sponsored by the USC Department of Ophthalmology and the Doheny Eye Institute. All residents are required to take an annual self-assessment (in-training) examination (OKAP).