Research time is allocated during both years of the fellowship, depending on the specific interests and clinical  load.

Each fellow is strongly encouraged to participate in a project in the vitreoretinal research laboratory, either on the Royal Oak campus of William Beaumont Hospital in the Beaumont Research Institute or at the Eye Research Institute of Oakland University. For fellows with a primary interest in clinical research, library and clinical files are available for projects under the direction of the Associated Retinal Consultants.