Career In Ophthalmology Research Articles

Job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists: an exploratory study.

AimThis study aimed to assess job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists.MethodsThe study was conducted during the annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria in September 2008. One hundred and ten ophthalmologists were selected by simple random sampling and asked to complete a structured questionnaire.ResultsThe response rate was 73%. The resulting sample comprised of 48 consultants (60%), four diplomates (5%), and 28 residents (35%). Most respondents 62 (78.5%) were satisfied with their job as ophthalmologists and 17 (21.5%) were not satisfied. Only 12 (15.4%) were satisfied with their remuneration and 42 (53.2%) were satisfied with their skill. Most respondents (75.6%) expressed readiness to pursue a career in ophthalmology if they were to make a choice again.ConclusionMost respondents were satisfied with their job, but only minorities were satisfied with their remuneration. Therefore, there is a need to address the issue of enhancement of remuneration for ophthalmologists in Nigeria.

Job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists: an exploratory study

Aim: This study aimed to assess job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists.Methods: The study was conducted during the annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria in September 2008. One hundred and ten ophthalmologists were selected by simple random sampling and asked to complete a structured questionnaire.Results: The response rate was 73%. The resulting sample comprised of 48 consultants (60%), four diplomates (5%), and 28 residents (35%). Most respondents 62 (78.5%) were satisfied with their job as ophthalmologists and 17 (21.5%) were not satisfied. Only 12 (15.4%) were satisfied with their remuneration and 42 (53.2%) were satisfied with their skill. Most respondents (75.6%) expressed readiness to pursue a career in ophthalmology if they were to make a choice again.Conclusion: Most respondents were satisfied with their job, but only minorities were satisfied with their remuneration. Therefore, there is a need to address the issue of enhancement of remuneration for ophthalmologists in Nigeria.

David William Hill

After house jobs and national service in Austria, David William Hill pursued a career in ophthalmology. He was appointed research professor in ophthalmology at the Royal College of Surgeons in...

Factors influencing career choice in ophthalmology

Background: To investigate the factors influencing choice of ophthalmology as a career in medicine. Methods: Data were extracted from the 2004 National Physician Survey, a questionnaire distributed to all physicians across Canada. Data were categorized by medical discipline, and χ 2 comparative analyses were done. Results: Intellectual stimulation emerged as the most frequently cited factor influencing career choice for ophthalmologists and nonophthalmologists alike (81% and 79%, respectively). Compared with other physicians, ophthalmologists were significantly more likely to cite flexibility (58% vs. 42%, respectively), mentorship (42% vs. 31%, respectively), and earning potential (38% vs. 26%, respectively) as important factors ( p < 0.001). Interpretation: Intellectual stimulation is the principal reason physicians pursue a career in ophthalmology. Ophthalmologists cite flexibility,mentorship,and earning potential as important factors more frequently than do physicians of other disciplines.

I qualified in 1999 and went straight into a vocational training scheme after my house officer year. I have worked as a salaried or locum GP since, doing occasional sessions as a clinical assistant in an accident and emergency department. I would like to pursue a career in ophthalmology and am looking for a senior house officer (SHO) post in

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I'm considering changing to a career in ophthalmology. I am currently an anaesthetic SHO and have MRCS part 1 and a BSc in neuroscience. What are the options and chances?

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I'm considering changing to a career in ophthalmology. I am currently an anaesthetic SHO and have MRCS part 1 and a BSc in neuroscience. What are the options and chances?

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A career in ophthalmology

Few medical students have a true taste of ophthalmology. Amar Alwitry and Rakesh Jayasawal describe the work and career path of this diverse specialty

Motivations and perceptions of US medical students pursuing a career in ophthalmology

A Web-based survey was distributed to junior and senior US medical students to determine the motivating factors for those choosing to pursue a career in ophthalmology. A total of 104 responses were received from 30 medical schools. The greatest motivating factor was the ability to help people see better (36% of respondents). This was followed by the opportunity to perform surgery and the number of work hours (14% each) and technological innovations in the field (11%).

Ophthalmology

To determine how and why current residents in ophthalmology chose their medical specialty, we formulated and distributed a questionnaire to all ophthalmology residents in accredited programs. The results of the survey gave insight into not only their decision-making processes in choosing ophthalmology, but also their backgrounds, the factors that were important in choosing their residency program, and their future plans in ophthalmology. A wide variety of factors was involved in the decision to pursue a career in ophthalmology. In addition, we found current residents to be well qualified academically and generally satisfied with their decision to enter ophthalmology.

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Fluorescein Angiography

To the Editor. —I will share with your readers the origin of the idea for fluorescein angiography, two ironic anecdotes, and, finally, a few comments describing my career in ophthalmology. Harold Novotny and I were junior and senior medical students, respectively, in October 1959. Each of us See also p 1301. desired employment doing research in a clinical department at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. The only openings available at that time of year were in the Department of Medicine, working for its chairman, John B. Hickam, MD. Dr Hickam had received a research grant to study the oxygen saturation of retinal blood vessels by photography. Harold and I learned to use the Zeiss Fundus Camera on each other, to develop film, and to print pictures. We enlisted our medical student colleagues as subjects; they were paid to breathe various mixtures of oxygen and carbon dioxide as they

Elective Subjects for Medical Students Preparing for a Career in Ophthalmology

Questionnaires asking for information as to what medical school electives should be taken by a student contemplating a career in ophthalmology were sent to 280 practicing ophthalmologists. Seventy-two replies were received and indicated that a medical school background in neurosciences, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, otolaryngology, dermatology, and infectious disease are believed to be most important.

Narrow-angle glaucoma.

I am GREATLY honored in being given the opportunity of presenting the Schoenberg Memorial Lecture. Glaucoma was one of Dr. Schoenberg's chief interests throughout his career in ophthalmology. He made many contributions to the subject and was one of the pioneers in the public-health aspect of the prevention of blindness from glaucoma. The classification of primary glaucoma generally accepted until recent times is that of (1) acute glaucoma, congestive or noncongestive (compensated or uncompensated); (2) chronic congestive glaucoma (uncompensated), and (3) chronic simple glaucoma (compensated). Even today this classification is widely used and is still championed by as eminent a writer as Duke-Elder.1This classification does not take into account possible differences in the cause of the increased intraocular pressure in the various forms of primary glaucoma. In 1923 Raeder2suggested a classification based on the depth of the anterior chamber. Barkan,3in 1938, presented a classification