Ophthalmology ACGME case minimums
Residents in Ophthalmology have a published ACGME minimum in all 18 case categories, and the largest single minimum is 86. Each row below cites the ACGME requirement it was read from; the minimums are effective July 1, 2023.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Ophthalmology minimums by category
| Category | Surgeon | Surgeon plus assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Cataract (S) | 86 | — |
| Laser Surgery – YAG capsulotomy (S) | 5 | — |
| Laser Surgery – Laser trabeculoplasty (S) | 5 | — |
| Laser Surgery – Laser iridotomy (S) | 4 | — |
| Laser Surgery – Panretinal laser photocoagulation (S) | 10 | — |
| Keratoplasty (S+A) | — | 5 |
| Pterygium/conjunctival and other cornea (S) | 3 | — |
| Keratorefractive surgery (S+A) | — | 6 |
| Strabismus (S) | 10 | — |
| Glaucoma – Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) (S) | 5 | — |
| Glaucoma – Tube Shunts and Trabeculectomy (S+A) | — | 5 |
| Retinal vitreous (S+A) | — | 10 |
| Intravitreal injection (S) | 10 | — |
| Oculoplastic and orbit (S) | 28 | — |
| Oculoplastic and orbit – Eyelid laceration (S) | 3 | — |
| Oculoplastic and orbit – Chalazion excision (S) | 3 | — |
| Oculoplastic and orbit – Ptosis/blepharoplasty (S) | 3 | — |
| Globe trauma (S) | 4 | — |
An em-dash means the ACGME publishes no minimum on that row — not a minimum of zero.
Ophthalmology · ACGME specialty 240 · minimums effective July 1, 2023.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- Residents log each case against its CPT procedure codes, and the ACGME sorts those codes into the categories below.
- Each minimum is read in its own column: “Surgeon” and “Surgeon plus assistant”.
- 3 rows are drawn from a larger row: those cases count toward that row too, never on top of it.
- The Review Committee for Ophthalmology sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME. Where a number here and the ACGME's own document disagree, the document is right.