Women in the vitreoretinal subspecialty experience male-dominated mentorship in training, according to a poster presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.
Serena M. Shah said that medical retina and surgical retina have attracted the smallest percentage of women among all ophthalmic subspecialties, with women making up 19% of retina specialists in the U.S. in 2018.
“As the number of female physicians increases every year, attitude towards an academic career has really increased in relevance,” she said. “However, the effect of mentorship, if any, and work-life decisions, such as