In the United States at the last census, 51% of the population designated themselves as female and 49% male.
As noted in the accompanying Healio | OSN cover story, the majority of practicing ophthalmologists today are men. The percent of ophthalmologists who are men increases with every decade of life. In medical school and ophthalmology residency training today, the gender balance for first-year medical students or ophthalmology residents is approaching 50% women. If the future ophthalmology workforce shortage projected by many is not somehow remedied, I project that today’s 18,000