Finally, fracturing along these planes forms transform faults. As this takes place, the fault changes from a normal fault with extensional stress to a strike slip fault with lateral stress. In the study done by Bonatti & Crane, peridotite and gabbro rocks were discovered in the edges of the transform ridges.
Average Salaries. The average salary of a retina specialist in 2009 was $619,114, according to Becker's Hospital Review. That makes retina specialists the fifth-highest paid specialty in the United States, the website reports. In 2008, a retina specialist's starting salary in rural areas was as high as $250,000, according to a 2008 Pearls in Ophthalmology article.
The average annual salary earned by an ophthalmology doctor in Australia can range anywhere from AUD 153,000 at the lower end and about AUD 207,000 at the higher end. The median annual salary earned by an experienced practitioner in Australia is nearly AU$128,000.