Overview of Ophthalmology training ST1

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the eye and visual system.

The eye, its surrounding structures and the visual system can be affected by a number of clinical conditions.

Ophthalmology is a small but highly competitive medical and surgical specialty, dealing with diverse ophthalmological problems and a wide range of patients from premature babies to the older population. Working alongside other professional colleagues, you will have the chance to offer sight-saving microsurgical or pharmacological treatments to patients of all ages, along with sub-specialty work in rare diseases.

Doctors training to be consultant ophthalmologists are trained in a variety of special interest areas and go on to make a career in one or more of the following:

• Oculoplastics and Orbit
• Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease
• Cataract Surgery
• Glaucoma
• Uveitis
• Medical Retina
• Vitreoretinal Surgery
• Ocular Motility
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Paediatric Ophthalmology
• Urgent Eye Care
• Community Ophthalmology