Ophthalmic Pathologist
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An Ophthalmic Pathologist is a physician that specializes in pathology with specialized knowledge of the eyes. They are responsible for studying and diagnosing diseases that affect the eyes, as well as for performing special studies on or with the eyes of patients. Some Ophthalmic Pathologists may also contribute to research and may contribute to scholarly publications, as well as conduct lectures.
Types of Ophthalmic Pathologists
There are three main types of Ophthalmic Pathologists. The first and most common of these is a General Ophthalmic Pathologist, which is a doctor of medicine who has had four years of relevant medical school followed by four years of residency in anatomical and clinical pathology as well as one year in ophthalmic pathology fellowship. The second is Pediatric Ophthalmic Pathologists, who are medical doctors who have followed a similar path of schooling and residency but also can work in a variety of settings with varying age ranges for patients, from newborns to young adults, to focus ophthalmologically on the eyes and the diseases which affect them at different ages. Finally, there are Intraoperative Ophthalmic Pathologists, who have pursued a similar track of education but whose primary responsibilities focus on the preservation and examination of the eyes postmortem.
