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Fellowship at Wilmer is stimulating and enjoyable in a supportive atmosphere that we experienced ourselves during a most productive time in our own careers. One-on-one contact with faculty - learning, operating, and teaching in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus takes place within a full-service ophthalmology department. The division has seven full-time pediatric ophthalmologists, one pediatric optometrist, and three orthoptists. Our fellows can take advantage of continued exposure to world-renowned ophthalmologists in all ophthalmic subspecialties, via lectures, conferences and weekly departmental Grand Rounds.

History and Structure of the Fellowship

This fellowship program provides broad exposure to both medical and surgical treatment of pediatric eye conditions and adult strabismus. The Zanvyl Krieger Children’s Eye Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute is a tertiary referral center where clinical fellows enjoy well-rounded exposure to both the clinical and academic sides of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus. We are privileged to have our pediatric and adult facilities combined in a unified, modern, and child-friendly center, providing excellent exposure to a wide variety of pediatric eye diseases as well as to strabismus in adults

We have trained over 75 clinical fellows in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus since 1979. They have come from a wide cross-section of residency programs, both from the United States and abroad, and a few have come from private practice to start a new career. About 40% are now in private practice, with the other 60% in academic positions, including five professors and seven department chairs.

Program Overview

The Pediatric Ophthalmology Team at AAPOS 2023

Fellowship at Wilmer is stimulating and enjoyable in a supportive atmosphere that we experienced ourselves during a most productive time in our own careers. One-on-one contact with faculty - learning, operating, and teaching in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus takes place within a full-service ophthalmology department. The division has seven full-time pediatric ophthalmologists, one pediatric optometrist, and three orthoptists. Our fellows can take advantage of continued exposure to world-renowned ophthalmologists in all ophthalmic subspecialties, via lectures, conferences and weekly departmental Grand Rounds.

To Apply

Application deadline for 2025-2026 is September 2024.

Note: 2024-2025 application cycle has closed

Fellowship start date: July 1, 2025, with a few days allowance for relocating as necessary.

Availability: 2 open spots

Interviews: We invite promising applicants to an interview at Johns Hopkins. We are sometimes able to interview international applicants at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Submission process: All applications will be submitted centrally to the SF Match. Please refer to the SF Match website to register for the match and read about the process for applying to Ophthalmology Fellowship training. Once registered you can view our program listing on the SFMatch directory website for all required documents.

U.S.-trained residents apply for a Maryland medical license. Upon receipt, they will be appointed as junior faculty at the Wilmer Eye Institute. 

Prerequisites for International Medical Graduates: Applications from other countries are encouraged, particularly from applicants seeking to return to an academic training program in their home country. 

• Successful completion of the ECFMG examinations and award of certificate 
• USMLE Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3

All fellows, whether from U.S. or international residency programs, receive the same fellowship experience with the same responsibilities.

Fellowship Director

Dr. Edward Kuwera is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology who specializes in complex strabismus, including the surgical management of cyclovertical diplopia, reoperations, and strabismus from thyroid eye disease. He is one of very few surgeons in the world who performs adjustable strabismus surgery for both adults and children on the same day of the procedure. He is an award-winning educator and is working on several projects, among them to improve adjustable surgery techniques, enhance retinoscopy, and Lancaster Red-Green testing. Dr. Kuwera is a member of PEDIG and is the Division Education Champion for pediatrics/strabismus and Co-Division Education Champion in ophthalmic optics, alongside Dr. Guyton. Dr. Kuwera teaches clinical skills, surgical techniques, and review of the basic sciences. He organizes weekly didactics in pediatric ophthalmology for the program. 

Associate Fellowship Director

Dr. Megan Collins is the endowed Allan and Claire Jensen Professor of Ophthalmology, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and an Associate Faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. She provides comprehensive care to pediatric patients and performs surgery for adult and pediatric strabismus. Dr. Collins also sees patients with vascular anomalies and craniofacial malformations. In addition to her clinical practice, she is the course director of the residency ethics and professionalism curriculum. Her research interests include the doctor-patient relationship, public health ethics, and barriers in access to pediatric eye care. Dr. Collins is Co-Principal Investigator on Vision for Baltimore and Vision for Chicago, two public-private research partnerships to develop sustainable models of school-based vision care and to evaluate the impact of eyeglasses on academic performance. Dr. Collins also founded and co-directs the Johns Hopkins Consortium for School-Based Health Solutions.  

Faculty

Dr. David Guyton is the Zanvyl Krieger Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology. His primary interests are in complicated strabismus, ophthalmic optics and ophthalmic instrumentation (currently vision screening devices). Time spent with Dr. Guyton will be mostly in strabismus, with a mix of pediatric and adult cases. Adult strabismus cases, comprising approximately 75% of Dr. Guyton’s practice, provide the fellow a unique opportunity to become familiar with more advanced diagnostic and treatment modalities in strabismus. Adult strabismus is more surgically focused than pediatric strabismus because of less long-term follow-up needed. Exposure to adult strabismus cases allows the fellow to become comfortable and familiar with surgical techniques needed for re-operations, as well as crucial diagnostic techniques.

Dr. Courtney Kraus specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus with particular interest in pediatric cataracts and corneal diseases. Surgical experience with Dr. Kraus will include pediatric cataracts with and without primary IOL implantation, secondary IOLs and IOL exchanges, and specialty lenses. In addition, she provides medical and surgical care of glaucoma, ptosis, and nasolacrimal duct disorders.

Dr. Michael Repka is the David L. Guyton, M.D., and Feduniak Family Professor of Ophthalmology. He joined the Wilmer faculty in 1985 and currently serves as the chief of the division of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus and the vice chair for clinical practice at Wilmer. He is nationally and internationally known for his contributions in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity, and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. Time spent with Dr. Repka provides exposure to all of these areas.

Dr Jefferson Doyle is an assistant professor of ophthalmology. He specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and genetic eye diseases. His main focus is pediatric and juvenile forms of cataracts, glaucoma, and anterior segment dysgenesis. His genetics interests include Marfan syndrome and related connective tissue disorders, complex inherited forms of strabismus in both children and adults, and pediatric retinal dystrophies. Surgical experience with Dr Doyle will include pediatric cataracts with and without primary IOL implantation, scleral sutured IOLs for ectopia lentis, and glaucoma angle surgery. Clinic experience will include a wide range of genetic disorders, both ocular and systemic, including use and interpretation of handheld and formal electroretinography.

Dr. Cody Richardson specializes in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus with the main focus on comprehensive pediatric care. Surgical experience with him includes adult and pediatric strabismus as well as pediatric cataract surgery.

Dr. Bo Wang specializes in pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric glaucoma, adult strabismus and retinopathy of prematurity. Surgical experience with Dr. Wang will include pediatric cataracts, pediatric glaucoma surgeries (angle based, tube shunt, endoscopic/external diode laser), and strabismus. Clinic experience will include a wide range of ocular disorders, including interpretation and use of OCT.