Why are ophthalmology residents choosing to not pursue neuro-op?

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On this episode of NeuroOp Guru, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, discuss factors affecting ophthalmology residents' choice to not pursue neuro-ophthalmology fellowship training.

Reasons listed via survey responses:

• Salary
• Lack of jobs
• No surgery
• No intraocular surgery
• Perceived difficulty of the field
• Type of patients seen
• Stronger interest in another field
• Lack of participation in SF match
• Jobs primarily in academic departments

Lee and Fortin break down why they believe these reasons aren't true, while highlighting the parts of neuro-ophthalmology that they are most passionate about.