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General education requirements:

• 4 years of college
• 4 years medical school
• 1 year of internship (in general surgery, internal medicine, or a "transitional" year of elective rotations in multiple medical specialties)
• 3 years of ophthalmology residency
• Optional 1-2 years of "fellowship" training in ophthalmology subspecialty

To be an ophthalmologist, need to have the following academic and personal qualities:

• Good student, with a track record of A's and B's. 
  • Many ophthalmologists were typically competitive and known as "overachievers" throughout high school and college
• Participate in extracurricular activities (be well-rounded)
  • Can include sports, music, arts, etc.
• Good best corrected vision (with glasses or contact lenses is fine)
• Good depth perception
  • good binocular vision, both eyes seeing well and working together to discriminate fine details in 3-dimensions 
• Good hand-eye coordination and good fine motor skills
  • these skills can be learned through practice

 

 

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