Lack of standardization, insufficient surgical training take toll on development of European young ophthalmologists

Uncoordinated and poorly structured residency programs, lack of standardization in the curricula, and insufficient exposure to surgery are serious limitations to the professional growth and careers of young ophthalmologists in Europe.“Most of us choose ophthalmology because we are made to believe that half of the curriculum is surgery and then we end up doing no surgery at all,” Marie Louise Roed Rasmussen, MD, PhD, president-elect of the European Society of Ophthalmology Young Ophthalmologists group (SOE YO), said.