Non-technical factors on ophthalmology education: a narrative review.

Ophthalmology education is increasingly influenced by non-technical factors. This paper examines the multifaceted influences on ophthalmology education, focusing on direct and indirect factors that have shaped the training and wellbeing of ophthalmology students and residents. A systematic search of PubMed and Embase was carried out, searching date was from inception to 01/07/2024. A total of 8,232 articles were screened, of which 7,976 were excluded following abstract review. After reading the remaining 256 articles in full, a further 228 were excluded. A total of 28 original articles were included in this systematic review. The non-technical factors that influenced ophthalmology education included various crisis, inadequate curricular time, training resources, lack of training standardization and shortage of financial support and teaching resources. The review summarizes the influences on ophthalmology education of various non-technical factors, thereby helping educators improve the training methods.