Table 2

Ophthalmic subspecialties ranked by total damages

Subspecialty
Total damages (£)
% of total

Cataract
1.9 million
17%
Glaucoma
1.8 million
16%
Medical retina
1.6 million
14%
Paediatrics
1.4 million
12%
Neuro-ophthalmology
1.1 million
10%
VR
750,000
7%
Uveitis
540,000
5%
Oculoplastics
350,000
3%
Cornea
270,000
2%
Trauma
190,000
2%
Oncology
140,000
1%
Strabismus
20,000
0.1%



Miscellaneous
1.1 million
10%

Ali BMC Ophthalmology 2007 7:20   doi:10.1186/1471-2415-7-20