The residency lasts a minimum of five years after the MD degree which culminates in fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC). Subspecialty training is undertaken by about 30% of fellows (FRCSC) in a variety of fields from anterior segment, cornea, glaucoma, visual rehabilitation, uveitis, oculoplastics, medical and surgical retina, ocular oncology, ocular pathology. or neuro-ophthalmology. About 35 vacancies open per year for ophthalmology residency training in all of Canada.