IMG-friendly Ophthalmology residency programs
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 20 Ophthalmology residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 1; J-1 sponsors: 9). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 20Programs
- 1Sponsor H-1B
- 9Sponsor J-1
- 14States
Ophthalmology residency programs for international graduates
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- Upstate Medical University Residency in Ophthalmology
SUNY Upstate Medical University · Syracuse, New York
J-1 - Ophthalmology Residency
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Hershey, Pennsylvania
J-1 - The Ophthalmology Residency Program
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, New York
IMGs considered - Ophthalmology Residency Training Program
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California
J-1 - Ophthalmology Residency Program
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, Colorado
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Ophthalmology residency program
Visas and international graduates in Ophthalmology residency
Which Ophthalmology residency programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 1 Ophthalmology residency program whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Ophthalmology Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Ophthalmology residency programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 29, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 9 Ophthalmology residency programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Ophthalmology Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Ophthalmology Residency, University of Michigan; Ophthalmology Residency Program, Washington University in St. Louis; Ophthalmology Residency, NYU Langone Health; Upstate Medical University Residency in Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Do Ophthalmology residency programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 20 Ophthalmology residency 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.