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First off to get in to ophthalmology you will have to work extremely hard to get a good residency. The only ophthalmologists I know who work 9 to 5 are in a group practice as a paid part-time employee. You would definitely not want to be a retina specialist because you would be guaranteed lots of call and lots of long hours.
i don't think this is true for all of ophthalmologists, certainly not for my cousin and his partners who are part of a retina group. the group has 5 doc's now and no one works more than 3 days a week which is usually 2 days clinic, one day surgery. (all full partners, not per diem), the older guys work 2.5 days a week. Opthalmology from my understanding hasn't taken a hit as far as lifestyle, but more compensation in recent years. The hospital doc's are another story...