Impact of Fellowship Training on Practice Patterns of Glaucoma Surgeons Treating Medicare fee-for-service Beneficiaries

Analysis of glaucoma surgeons' practice patterns reveals differences between those with and without fellowship training. Fellowship-trained surgeons performed more services and a wider variety of procedures compared to their non-fellowship counterparts. Surgeons without fellowship training were more likely to perform specific procedures such as iStent and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, while performing fewer other procedures.