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Hello everyone! I want to inform you all about a fantastic opportunity for medical students or recent MD/DO graduates. We are looking for students with a gap year or those who did not match this cycle. Pre-Residency Research Fellowship at Pacific Clear Vision Institute (PCVI) and Oregon Eye...

Hello I'm looking for Ophthalmology summer research programs. I have extensive experience working in Ophtho, with research. Any that particularly come to mind that arent' super competitive? Is it better to do it through a program or independently with a PI? Should I email professors with my...

US MD M4 here, applied ortho and did 5 ortho sub-is and then another rough 2 week ortho rotation. It was grueling, I only really enjoyed 1 or 2 of the 5 sub-is. I hated the hours and got completely burnt out by the end of the 3rd one. I've contemplated switching specialties for over a year but...

Hello SDN community, I'm a third year med student who's recently been contemplating applying to an ophtho residency (TLDR - Feel free to skip intro to bullets for a summary of my app). I've been fairly set on psychiatry for most of my med school career for a handful of reasons chiefly ability...

Hi all, I wanted to get some advice on my current situation as a Private Equity Employee 1-2 years out of training. I actually really like my practice and the PE does not seem to meddle with things too much. However, I know that things can change very quickly if and when the PE is losing...

Alright y'all I'm worried I'm applying to Ophtho this year, interviews went out last week (about 1/2 the programs have sent them out) and I have been getting crickets with no interviews at all. I'm worried I have a red flag in my app that I don't know about, or maybe I don't have a chance...

Hi! I am an incoming PGY-1 who recently matched at a Top Radiology program located in the Midwest (R1 year starting '24). While I am tremendously grateful to have matched at a cush, world class program, I seem unable to shake my interest in Ophthalmology that flourished through multiple...

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Hello, I need help deciding between these three schools, with my prime interest being to match ophthalmology. I feel like Virginia Tech carillon is a better school than Drexel and RFU due to its small class size, NBME exams, pass/fail curriculum, research integration, the fact that it has its...

Hi everyone! I’m a final year med student in Taiwan and my wife is a licensed MD in Taiwan. We both aim to pursue a career as an ophthalmologist in the States and are very concerned about our situations. As IMGs, doing a transitional year sounds amazing to us as it provides us with the...

Hello everyone, I am a M2 at a new US MD school in the NE who is interested in ophtho. Being that it's so new and there is no home program, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to let me PM them and ask some questions :) Specifically seeking some feedback on whether to take a research year...

Hello Cataract, Refractive, & Anterior Segment surgery fellow applicants! I want to provide an introduction and update for the amazing one-year cataract and refractive surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Eye Clinic and Clear Choice Custom LASIK Center with William Wiley, MD and Shamik Bafna, MD...

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Hello everyone! I want to inform you all about a fantastic opportunity for medical students or recent MD/DO graduates. This is an update to a previous SDN post. We are looking for students with a gap year or who did not match this cycle. Pre-Residency Research Fellowship at Pacific Clear...

I was wondering why vision loss occur peripherally first in glaucoma. Is there an anatomical/structural reason for why peripheral vision is affected earlier by high intra-ocular pressure?

Current M4, just applied ophtho. Low-tier MD without home ophtho program, ~260 Step1, 8 publications (6 ophtho; 3 in progress). Based on these stats, I estimate around an ~80% match chance for ophtho. Wondering if I should dual-apply DR. I like DR, but have done nothing in it besides shadow...

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Hey all! Planning on applying ophtho in '21-'22, but I'm without a home program at a mid-to-low tier school in the southeast. It's been hard to spend much time outside of a few days shadowing here and there, especially with the pandemic. So I figured to bring a few questions to the table here...

Hi everyone! Current MS4 who did not have the opportunity to match this year into Ophthalmology. Looking into doing a research year or pre-residency fellowship. I already know about both Utah and Bascom Palmer Ocular Pathology Fellowships. I would like to know if there are any other research...

Hi! Thought this might be a good place for those who are looking for study partners for the ABO oral ophthalmology boards to link up. Specifically, I’m looking for a study partner for the March 2021 board exam date. We can “sess” each other out to see if we’d be a good pairing with regard to...

This post is regarding the University of Utah Ocular Pathology/Research Fellowship positions for 2021-2022. A year ago, I was shocked and terrified when I discovered I did not match into an Ophthalmology residency. I was lucky to have great advisors who directed me towards a pre-residency...

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Hi there, I'm trying to get an idea of fellow ophthalmologists surgical preferences with cataract. Trying to work out which anesthesia method is most popular and I've devised a <5min survey. Could anyone please fill it out: A very short survey of anesthetic preferences in cataract cases Thank...

I just wanted to ask if anyone on here has switched/tried to switch from another specialty into ophthalmology? Or have they heard of anyone to do so? I couldn't find many stories about this online, and I was hoping to get a little bit of insight. I would appreciate it!!

Hi all, My name is Bang Quach. I am a 4th year Oral & Maxillofacial resident at University of Florida-Jacksonville. The VRiMS is a new training program for residents/trainees that utilize VR Headsets (360 videos) recorded using the Insta360 camera, using YouTube as a host, and viewed using the...

I started the r/OphthalmologyAnki to ultimately build a dream deck: The BCSC ophtho deck for residents. (2019-2020 version) I am calling for anyone who is willing to help: medical students with dedication to ophthalmology, med 4/interns who matched to ophthalmology, ophtho residents, fellows...

I started the r/OphthalmologyAnki to ultimately build a dream deck: The BCSC ophtho deck for residents. (2019-2020 version) I am calling for anyone who is willing to help: medical students with dedication to ophthalmology, med 4/interns who matched to ophthalmology, ophtho residents, fellows...

My program director asked me to share this letter from the AUPO on SDN. I have not used this site much, so apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. Basically, we want to encourage people to apply to ophthalmology i.e. don't be discouraged by the Covid-19 situation. Many programs are...

Call bag and residents have a love-hate relationship, mostly hate, but love it when the call bag has exactly what i need at 2am while covering another hospital Trying to find a good all around backpack to haul all that Ophtho gear and I'm interested in knowing what some residency programs...

Hello everyone, Another year’s match has come and gone. Everyone should be proud of your achievements so far, regardless of outcomes. For those who may not have a plan set up for next year, we would like you to know about a great opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

Long time lurker, first post. Confused MSIII at a mid-tier state MD-school, trying to narrow down what to pursue. I'm currently towards the beginning my 3rd year so haven't finished all my clerkships yet. I had my surgery clerkship (HP) and wasn't the biggest fan but I think it may attributed to...

Hello, I’m a MS2 and I’ll be taking step next summer. I know ophthalmology is a competitive specialty (~240 avg step) but I think it’s something I’m really passionate about. (Even reading research articles on ophthalmology = fun for me, could be a sign this is my calling?? Never got bored...

Are you an aspiring eye surgeon -- or do you simply want to learn more about ophthalmology? The AAO | AUPO Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring program is accepting applications through June 15! Apply online: bit.ly/2019-minority-mentoring The purpose of the program is to help students who are...

Are you an aspiring eye surgeon -- or do you simply want to learn more about ophthalmology? The AAO | AUPO Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring program is accepting applications through June 15! Apply online: bit.ly/2019-minority-mentoring The purpose of the program is to help students who are...

Hi everyone, I am an M3 (just started my first clinical rotation last week) and I have been interested in ophthalmology since before medical school. I recently received my step1 score and was pretty devastated to see that I got a 236. I am now trying to decide if I need to give up on...

Looking to buy Volk Digital Wide Field or Volk Superfield lenses for ophthalmology/optometry. Thanks.

I am interested in Ophthalmology, but I saw on medscape that the majority of ophthalmologists in 2018 were self employed (I think it was something like 70%). This seems like an absurdly high number given that only 25% of physicians in total are self employed. I also couldn't seem to find any...

This sounds silly but I know residents from my program (& from friends in other programs) are not comfortable AT ALL with refraction. Yet this is essential... so I'd like hear from anyone involved in a residency where the majority of residents are not only proficient but are strong in...