Also called: Animal Eye Specialist
Treats eye diseases in animals, including cataract surgery on dogs and horses.
Performs cataract surgery on a diabetic dog so it can see again, examines a horse's injured eye, and volunteers at the yearly national free eye exam event for service dogs.
Estimate; board-certified specialists typically earn well above general-practice vets.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 13 years after high school. Bachelor's, 4-year DVM, a 1-year internship, then a 3-year ophthalmology residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Animal Science, Biology, Pre-Veterinary, Zoology.
Growing much faster than average (about 10% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Imaging AI may screen eye photos; cataract microsurgery and exams of dogs and horses stay human-handed.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1131.
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