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Fellowships that shape the career

• Retina

  Injections, detachments and diabetic eye disease. One to two extra years and the highest paid branch.

• Glaucoma

  Managing pressure in the eye over decades. Clinic heavy, with steady surgery.

• Cornea and refractive surgery

  Transplants and laser vision correction. The part of the field people pay for out of pocket.

• Pediatric ophthalmology

  Squints, lazy eye and childhood cataracts. Counted as a separate occupation in the federal survey.

• Oculoplastics

  Eyelids, tear ducts and the bones around the eye. Half reconstruction, half cosmetic.