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

Name: Why are ophthalmology residents choosing to not pursue neuro-op?
Uploaded: 2022-05-07T11:00:00.000Z
Description: There is a shortage of neuro-opthalmologists in the US, and Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, look at recent survey results diving into this topic.

May 7, 2022

Andrew G. Lee, MD
Elizabeth Fortin, MD

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There is a shortage of neuro-opthalmologists in the US, and Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, look at recent survey results diving into this topic.

Editor's note: The views expressed in this blog are those of their respective contributor and do not represent the views of Ophthalmology Times® or MJH Life Sciences®

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.