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For surgery, transition to digital imaging is imminent
I was first introduced to ophthalmology as a second-year medical student at the University of Minnesota in 1970. During my 6-week rotation I was exposed to the cornea/cataract/glaucoma, retina, pediatric ophthalmology/plastic surgery and neuro-ophthalmology subspecialists at the university medical center. At that time, only patients referred by an ophthalmologist were accepted by the university physicians. This made it a tertiary referral center in the truest sense. During medical school I also took the time to visit several private practice ophthalmologists and gain insight into the private