°Ophthal°
◆Pros:
-End branch and Cool branch.
- No night duties and life risk emergencies.
-Gud for both individual n group practice/ institutional practice.
-Subspecialities like cornea/retina/glaucoma/oculoplasty are there which r equal to superspeciality
-Almost all surgeries can be performed in sitting posture(surgeon need not stand/bend/stretch).
-Exception: retina surgeons - while examining a patient has to do lot of exercise with neck, back n fingers.
◆Conss:
-Micro surgical branch requires long learning curve. It takes atleast 2to 3yrs to get gud skills.
-To establish own practice investment is high.
◆Final take : ophthalmology is a wonderful branch.