■ A study led by Jing Sasha Jia, BA, of Temple University, recently published in the journal Ophthalmology, reported that female ophthalmologists earn significantly less than their male colleagues in the first year of clinical practice. Salary differences persist after controlling for demographic, educational, and practice type variables. These income differences may lead to a substantial loss of accumulated earnings over an individual’s career.

Of 684 respondents, 384 (56% were female, 44% were male) from 68 programs, female ophthalmologists received a mean initial salary with bonus that was approximately $22,000 to $33,000 lower than their male counterparts received, depending on the type of analysis used. Although an association between gender and the attempt to negotiate was not detected, a greater portion of men subjectively reported success in negotiation.