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Could someone explain why retina docs work so much more than other ophthalmologists? Is it just that there is more call? Is it possible to have a 40 hour workweek?
Could someone explain why retina docs work so much more than other ophthalmologists? Is it just that there is more call? Is it possible to have a 40 hour workweek?
Could someone explain why retina docs work so much more than other ophthalmologists? Is it just that there is more call? Is it possible to have a 40 hour workweek?
Don't forget all the referrals from anterior segment surgeons (typically at 5 pm on Friday) for their POD #3 endophthalmitis.
macula on retinal detachments are not something that can wait until the next morning. if one of your patients has one at 200AM on saturday morning, guess what? you are repairing it that morning. if someone comes into your clinic at 530 PM with neovascularization of the angle, guess what? you are performing PRP that day. retina is a fascinating field, V-R surgeons make more than other ophthalmologists and and they earn every penny of it!
- OR availability (if the surgeon has no OR availability the next day then it might have to be done at night)