PURPOSE To evaluate ophthalmologists' opinion of, and use of, micronutritional dietary supplements 10 years after publication of the first Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) study. METHODS Participation was solicited from 4,000 European ophthalmologists. Responding physicians were screened, and those treating at least 40 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) per month and pr...

In Brazil, it is notorious that there a disparity between the increase in number of vacancies medical schools and offer specialization. According to Kara-Junior et al.,() from 2002 2019, offered increased 11,243 52,873, representing an 370%, while available for specialization Ophthalmology 319 498, growth just 56%. Considering Brazil doctors can act [...]

AIM This study aimed to assess job satisfaction amongst Nigerian ophthalmologists. METHODS The study was conducted during the annual congress of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria in September 2008. One hundred and ten ophthalmologists were selected by simple random sampling and asked to complete a structured questionnaire. RESULTS The response rate was 73%. The resulting sample compri...