Purpose: To report the representation of female ophthalmologists receiving private industry funding from 2015 through 2018, and to compare to previously observed trends.

Design: Retrospective, comparative trend study

Methods: The study population consisted of US ophthalmologists listed in CMS Open Payments Database. Data were reviewed for payments for research, consulting, honoraria, industry grants, faculty and speakers, royalties, and services other than consulting. The primary outcome measure was percentage of female representation compared to male in each sub-category of payment.

Results: The percentage of female, board-certified ophthalmologists who practiced in the United States ranged from 21.3% to 24.1%. The total number of reported ophthalmologists with industry ties ranged from 1629 to 1873, of whom between 17.2% and 19.4% were women. Women received significantly less industry compensation by than men in 2015 (median average $3273 vs $4825, P = .003), 2016 ($3600 vs $4750, P = .023), 2017 ($2493 vs $3500, P = .013), and 2018 ($2000 vs $3000, P = .011). Women remained underrepresented in receiving payments for research (ranging from 5.4% of total paid for research to 8.0%), consulting (11%-17.4%), honoraria (6%-14.9%), industry grants (4%-41.2%), royalties and licenses (0.1%-10.2%), faculty and speakers (11.6%-16.4%), and services other than consulting (8.4%-28.9%). Compared to 2013-2014, an increasing proportion of women received industry payments for consulting (P = .012), honoraria (P = .007), royalties and licenses (P = .019), faculty and speakers (P = .007), and services other than consulting (P = .007).

Conclusions: Female ophthalmologists remain underrepresented in terms of the percentage of women who receive private industry funding and dollar value of the funding.

目的：报告 2015 年至 2018 年接受私营企业资助的女性眼科医生的代表性，并与之前观察到的趋势进行比较。

设计：回顾性比较趋势研究

方法：研究人群由 CMS 公开支付数据库中列出的美国眼科医生组成。审查了研究、咨询、酬金、行业补助金、教职员工和演讲者、特许权使用费以及咨询以外服务的付款数据。主要结果衡量指标是在每个支付子类别中与男性相比女性代表的百分比。

结果：在美国执业的经委员会认证的女性眼科医生的百分比范围为 21.3% 至 24.1%。报告的与行业有联系的眼科医生总数从 1629 人到 1873 人不等，其中 17.2% 到 19.4% 是女性。2015 年女性获得的行业薪酬明显低于男性（中位数平均 3273 美元对 4825 美元，P  = .003）、2016 年（3600 美元对 4750 美元，P  = .023）、2017 年（2493 美元对 3500 美元，P  = .013）和 2018 年（2000 美元对 3000 美元，P =.011）。女性在接受研究付款（从研究总付款的 5.4% 到 8.0% 不等）、咨询 (11%-17.4%)、酬金 (6%-14.9%)、行业补助 (4%-41.2%) 方面的代表性仍然不足、版税和许可 (0.1%-10.2%)、教师和演讲者 (11.6%-16.4%)，以及咨询以外的服务 (8.4%-28.9%)。与 2013-2014 年相比，越来越多的女性因咨询 ( P  = .012)、酬金 ( P = .007)、特许权使用费和许可 ( P = .019)、教师和演讲者 ( P  = .007)而获得行业报酬以及咨询以外的服务 ( P  = .007)。

结论：女性眼科医生在接受私营行业资助的女性百分比和资金的美元价值方面仍然不足。