Henry Ford OptimEyes

The patient's rights and welfare must be given utmost priority.

Henry Ford requires students to be fully vaccinated, meaning they have received either two doses of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Additionally, they must have received at least one booster.

These requirements will stay in place for the foreseeable future. Henry Ford does allow exemptions, and they will be reviewed on a case by case basis.  

Henry Ford Religious Exemption Form

Henry Ford Health System is now requiring all employees, students, and volunteers to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by September 10, 2021. Two doses of the Pfizer/Moderna or one J&J vaccine are acceptable.  Incoming students may be asked to show proof of vaccination.  They will need to have a religious or medical reason to be exempt and must show documentation.

You should contact Dr. Finlay (West Bloomfield) or Dr. Roney (Troy) 8 weeks prior to the first day of the rotation to verify dates, times, directions, parking, Specific heath testing requirements, and any other instructions. Report at 8:00 a.m. the first day of the rotation to the West Bloomfield -Troy location for orientation to policies, clinical protocol, administrative procedures. 

Contact:

West Bloomfield Location:

Robert V. Finlay, O.D.
Director of Residency and Externships
Henry Ford OptimEyes, West Bloomfield
248-661-5100
[email protected] 

Troy Location:

Brigid Roney, O.D.
Director of Residency and Externships
Henry Ford OptimEyes, Troy
248-951-0000
[email protected] 

Clinical Teaching Faculty:

West Bloomfield Location:

• Robert V. Finlay, O.D.
• Curt Wee, O.D.
• Emily Heins, O.D.
• Luis Balderas, O.D.
• Ramanpal Deol, O.D. 
• Julie Tracey, O.D.

Troy Location:

• Larry Olson, O.D.
• Daniel Balcueva, O.D.
• Ally Pettit, O.D.
• Selena Lam-Jiang, O.D.
• Bridgid Roney, O.D.
• Jessica White, O.D.

Support Staff:

• 7 Optometric assistants/technicians
• 2-3 Opticians
• 2 Receptionists

Operating Hours:

West Bloomfield & Troy

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-8:00pm
occasional Saturday

Hours of direct patient care for extern per day:

varies (40+ per week)

Number of patients seen by extern per day:

8-12

• To provide experience in the delivery of the highest quality primary care available
• To provide an environment in which these standards are assimilated by the interns
• It is the philosophy of Henry Ford Medical Center that good patient care equates with good clinical education
• To provide interns with "Real-World" scheduling

The externs will be exposed to a monthly free eye clinic which provides eye care services to underserved and elderly populations.
The clinics are located in Detroit and Southfield. Goals of the clinics:

• Develop an understanding of community health issues that impact care.
• Develop a culturally sensitive approach to patient care.
• Develop an understanding of healthcare disparities.

• Not provided by the facility
• Approximate cost: $500-700/mo.
• Recommend housing in/near West Bloomfield/Troy
• Need dependable car

• Opera, symphony, comedy clubs
• Tigers

• Psychology
• Neurology
• Rehabilitative Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Diabetes
• Dispensing Pharmacy
• Respiratory
• Psychiatry
• Geriatric Medicine
• General Practice Medicine
• Dentistry
• Hypertension
• Clinical Pharmacy

• NCT
• Goldmann Projection Perimeter
• Anterior Segment Photographic Biomicroscope
• Fundus Contact Lenses
• Gonioscopy Lenses
• Angiography
• Ultrasound
• Scanning laser ophthalmoscope (macular perimetry)
• Humphrey 750 Visual Field Analyzer
• Fundus Camera
• BIO with condensing lens
• Fundus Non-contact lenses
• Corneal Topographer
• Excimer Laser
• OCT/PACH

• Time is set aside for clinic/case discussion or formal lecture
• Reference library available for student use
• Internet access available
• Externs see all emergency patients
• Henry Ford Medical Centers / West Bloomfield
• Henry Ford Medical Center, Troy