Pediatric ophthalmology training in India

[2] A nationwide comprehensive survey of young ophthalmologists (trained in the 21st century) reported that while cataract and retina subspecialties were fairly well covered during residency training, the same could not be said about strabismus and pediatric visual acuity testing. [8] On comparing the responses of 20th century-trained ophthalmologists (those who completed their residency training in 1967-2002) and 21st century-trained ophthalmologists (those who completed their residency training in 2003-2012), the 21st century trained reported better training in use of A-scan biometry, B-scan ultrasonography, optical coherence tomography, pachymetry, automated perimetry, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and use of LASERs (all having P < 0.0001). [1] While avenues for fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus after residency have increased, more needs to be done to make pediatric ocular and vision assessment a part of routine ophthalmology training programs if the challenge of childhood visual impairment and blindness is to be met.