The JRRMMC Department of Ophthalmology Residency Training Program aims to impart a stable, well-coordinated, progressive educational experience for the residents. In the performance of the program’s activities, the resident is offered an excellent opportunity to render service to the community and is expected to hone his/her clinical and surgical skills as well as develop qualities of a responsible, ethical and sensitive physician.

OUR VISION
The Department of Ophthalmology JRRMMC will be a Center of Excellence for eye care where the patients are assured of effective, efficient, accessible, and state-of-the-art services provided by highly competent, compassionate and committed staff and be a prime ophthalmic institution for training and research.

OUR MISSION
To provide quality eye care through:
Delivery of tertiary eye care services
Implementation of blindness prevention and eye care campaign programs
Continuous strengthening of human resource development programs for all residents, medical interns and clerks and the members of the ancillary staff
Regular upgrading of facilities to be at par with state-of-the-art eye centers
Conducting relevant scientific research.

CONSULTANT STAFF (FACULTY)

• Abides by all hospital and departmental policies
• Mentors and provides guidance in the proper care of patients, particularly the complicated and difficult cases of their section/service
• Actively participates in teaching and evaluation activities to determine competence and progress of the residents in training
• Actively participates in an open and mutually respectful, responsible and constructive peer review process
• Attends to pertinent subspecialty clinics, and participates in scientific conferences
• Guides residents in carrying out their research activities in line with their subspecialties
• Serves in departmental and/or hospital committee assignments
• Openly subjects him/herself to Performance Evaluation in accordance with standard Departmental and Hospital Policies and Procedures.

JRRMMC Ophthalmology Department is composed of 35 doctors and 6 support staff. There are nineteen (19) active consultants: two (2) full time active medical specialist, nine (9) part time active medical specialists, and (eight) 8 visiting consultants. The consultants are distributed across the different subspecialties in ophthalmology, namely Medical and Surgical Retina, External Disease and Cornea, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Glaucoma, Lens and Cataract, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Plastics, Lacrimal, and Oculoplastics, Refractive Surgery, and Uveitis. All consultants are diplomates of the Philippine Board of Ophthalmology (PBO).

The department also has twelve (12) residents-in-training accredited by the PBO who need to complete 3 years of training. The department also has four (4) fellows-in-training under the different subspecialties. There are two (2) fellows-in-training for Medical and Surgical Retina who need to complete 24 months of training, one (1) fellow-in-training for Uveitis and Medical Retina who needs to complete 12 months of training, and one (1) fellow-in-training for Glaucoma who needs to complete 12 months of training.

The support staff consists of two (2) ophthalmic equipment technicians, two (2) out-patient nursing attendants, and two (2) department secretaries.

In the year 2020, the JRRMC Department of Ophthalmology has been designated as a Subnational Advanced Comprehensive Eye Care Facility. As such, our department is capable of providing almost all the essential Ophthalmic services. An effective and efficient referral network system is in place in certain areas where we lack in expertise and equipment. To date, we continue to augment and upgrade our expertise, human resources, facilities and equipment toward the achievement of our goal to become a National Comprehensive Eye Care Center.

Medical services are dispensed in four critical areas, namely: the Ward, Emergency Room, Out- Patient Department and the Operating Room.

The JRRMMC Department of Ophthalmology successfully delivered tertiary eye care to 25,917 patients for 2024 through its outpatient department (general ophthalmology and subspecialty clinics), teleconsultation, emergency room services, main and minor operation services, and ward admissions. Various ancillary diagnostic procedures, as well as laser procedures. A total of 2,276 eye surgeries were done in 2024.

The department ensures the upkeep, repair and preventive maintenance of our various equipments (Phacoemulsification machine, Leica operating microscope, Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer, Lumera 700 Operating Microscope, OMS 90 Microscope, Fluorescein Angiography, Optical Coherence Tomography machines and indirect ophthalmoscopes, Multimodal Imaging System, slit lamp biomicroscopes).

All residents are required to submit a scientific paper each year as one of the requirements for promotion and graduation. They are encouraged to conduct studies based on the priority areas stipulated in the current department research agenda. Residents and fellows of the department also represented JRRMMC in various conventions held locally and abroad during the past years.

JRRMMC Department of Ophthalmology training program is special because we practice reciprocal interdependence. The output of each individual or critical area becomes the input of another. This allows for faster information exchange, decision making and empowerment, while promoting responsibility and accountability. As one becomes the enabler of the other, larger purposes are served in the pursuit of our vision and mission.

Since its establishment, JRRMMC Ophthalmology has demonstrated its strong commitment to its mission of providing affordable and excellent eye care to the Filipino people. The department has been a constant partner in nation building by training competent and ethical ophthalmologists serving in various parts of the country, many in underserved areas.

To future applicants, congratulations on considering Ophthalmology residency training in Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Center. We aim to impart a stable, well-coordinated, progressive educational training program to our residents. Residency is both demanding and rewarding. It requires dedication and strong commitment to continuous training and learning. In JRRMMC Ophthalmology, residents are offered an excellent opportunity to render service to the community, to be trained and taught by competent and qualified specialists in their subspecialty fields, as well as hone their clinical and surgical skills and develop qualities of a responsible, ethical and sensitive physician.

We applaud your ambition and wish you all the best as you pursue this path. May your passion for vision and healthcare lead you to a program that inspires and challenges you.