For general information about the Affiliated Residency Programs, please contact Jamie Lindsay at jll467@drexel.edu.
- For specific program information, please contact the individual Program Supervisors listed below directly or
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Submit letter of intent, current CV, optometry program transcript, official NBEO scores and three letters of recommendation to each desired site through ORMatch.
Application is through the Optometric Residency Matching Service (ORMS). Apply for the ORMS Matching Service online at www.optometryresident.org
Applicants must have attained the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree from a school or college accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE), have passed all parts of National Boards and be licensed or license-eligible prior to beginning the program on July 1.
The affiliated residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) of the American Optometric Association (AOA).
ACOE Contact Info:
Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Suite 301
St. Louis, MO 63141
Website: http://www.theacoe.
Email address: accredit@theacoe.org
Phone number: 800.365.2219
VA Sites
| Program | Accreditation Status |
2026-27 Residency Stipends |
Contact | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore VAMC Eye Clinic Baltimore, MD 21201 |
Accredited | $50,582 | Adam LePosa, OD | 410.605.7230 | Adam.Leposa@va.gov Website |
| Erie VAMC – Optometry Erie, PA 16504 |
Accredited | $45,046 (25-26) |
David Domachowski, OD Delia Landy, OD |
814.861.8661 814.861.8661 |
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| Wilmington VAMC – Optometry Wilmington, DE 19805 |
Accredited | $48,807 (24-25) | Rajni Acharya, OD |
302.994.2511 |
Rajni.Acharya@va.gov Website |
| Wilkes-Barre VAMC – Optometry Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 |
Accredited | see VA website | Jennifer Price, OD | 570.824.3521 Ext. 7503 |
Jennifer.Price@va.gov Website |
| James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital – Optometry Tampa, FL 33612 |
Accredited |
$45,046 (25-26); |
Chung To, OD | 813.972.2000 Ext. 2474 |
Chung.To@va.gov Website Website |
non-va sites
| Program | Accreditation Status |
2026-27 Residency Stipends |
Contact | Phone # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seidenberg-Protzko Eye Assoc. Havre de Grace, MD 21078 |
Accredited | $50,000 (25-26) |
Daniel Byron, OD |
410.939.6477 | |
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Omni Eye Specialists |
Accredited |
13-month residency: $65,000 |
Masha Salehi, OD |
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Omni Eye Services, NJ |
Accredited |
$46,943 (13 months) Note: this program has a Non-Compete Clause which must be signed as part of the residency contract |
Melanne Rosetta, OD |
732.750.0400 |
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Virginia Eye Consultants, Norfolk, VA 23502 |
Accredited |
$65,000 (13 months) |
Katherine Rachon, OD |
757.622.2200 |
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Newsom Eye |
Accredited |
$45,000 annual +$3,000 stipend for CE travel reimbursement |
Eric Fazio, OD |
813.908.2020 |
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| Mid-Atlantic Cornea Consultants York, PA 17403 | Accredited | $58,500 (26-27) | Sarah Bell, OD | 717.650.6148 | |
| Rochester Regional Health/Reed Eye Pittsford, NY 14534 |
Accredited | $60,000 (25-26) | Mark Parsons, OD | 585.249.8300 | markparsons422@gmail.com Website |
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The Vision Institute at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
Accredited | $50,000 (24-25) | Ellen Butts, OD | 412.647.2152 | buttsem@upmc.edu Website |
| Vistar Eye Center Roanoke, VA 24018 |
Accredited | $45,000 (26-27) | Mac Scothorn, OD | 540.855.5100 Ext. 5027 |
mscothorn@vistareye.com Website |