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Healthcare · Updated Aug 2026

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and help prevent disorders and diseases of the eye. May also provide vision services for treatment including glasses and contacts.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
61/100
High

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
43/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.High
65
Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services.High
65
Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.High
66
Develop treatment plans based on patients' histories and goals, the nature and severity of disorders, and treatment risks and benefits.High
63
Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain.High
64
Perform, order, or interpret the results of diagnostic or clinical tests.High
65
Educate patients about maintenance and promotion of healthy vision.High
56
Prescribe corrective lenses such as glasses or contact lenses.High
67
Provide ophthalmic consultation to other medical professionals.High
71
Prescribe ophthalmologic treatments or therapies such as chemotherapy, cryotherapy, or low vision therapy.High
67
Perform ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract, glaucoma, refractive, corneal, vitro-retinal, eye muscle, or oculoplastic surgeries.High
67
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of health professionals to provide optimal patient care.High
55
Refer patients for more specialized treatments when conditions exceed the experience, expertise, or scope of practice of practitioner.High
54
Instruct interns, residents, or others in ophthalmologic procedures and techniques.Medium
67
Perform laser surgeries to alter, remove, reshape, or replace ocular tissue.High
16
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Provide ophthalmic consultation to other medical professionals.71
  2. Prescribe corrective lenses such as glasses or contact lenses.67
  3. Prescribe ophthalmologic treatments or therapies such as chemotherapy, cryotherapy, or low vision therapy.67
  4. Perform ophthalmic surgeries such as cataract, glaucoma, refractive, corneal, vitro-retinal, eye muscle, or oculoplastic surgeries.67
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Perform laser surgeries to alter, remove, reshape, or replace ocular tissue.01
  2. Perform comprehensive examinations of the visual system to determine the nature or extent of ocular disorders.02
  3. Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services.03
  4. Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, or eyelids.04
  5. Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency76
Physical dependency51
Adoption pressure45
Labour-market resilience77
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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