IMG-friendly Ophthalmology fellowship programs
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 34 Ophthalmology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 6; J-1 sponsors: 16). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 34Programs
- 6Sponsor H-1B
- 16Sponsor J-1
- 12States
Ophthalmology fellowship programs for international graduates
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- Ophthalmic Genetics/Inherited Retinal Diseases Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts
H-1B - Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship Program
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts
H-1B - Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Ocular Oncology Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts
H-1B - Medical and Surgical Retina Fellowship (Ophthalmology)
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, Maryland
H-1B - Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
H-1B - University of Kansas Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship
University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, Kansas
J-1 - Pediatric Ophthalmology International Fellowship
University of California San Diego · San Diego, California
J-1 - Cornea, Cataract, External Disease, and Keratorefractive Fellowship – Program 4273
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, Texas
J-1 - Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship – Program 4099
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, Texas
J-1 - Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Fellowship
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, Maryland
IMGs considered - Ophthalmic Oncology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, New York
IMGs considered - Corneal, Cataract & Refractive Surgery Fellowship
Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, New York
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Ophthalmology fellowship program
Visas and international graduates in Ophthalmology fellowship
Which Ophthalmology fellowship programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 6 Ophthalmology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, Children's Mercy Kansas City; Ophthalmic Genetics/Inherited Retinal Diseases Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital; Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship Program, Boston Children's Hospital; Pediatric Vitreoretinal Surgery and Ocular Oncology Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital; Medical and Surgical Retina Fellowship (Ophthalmology), Johns Hopkins University. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Ophthalmology fellowship programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 16 Ophthalmology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, Children's Mercy Kansas City; University of Kansas Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery Fellowship, University of Kansas Medical Center; Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, University of Michigan; Ocular Oncology Fellowship, University of Michigan; Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship, University of Michigan.
Do Ophthalmology fellowship programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 34 Ophthalmology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.