# Opthalmology Residency Match 2026

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| <p>Tuesday, July 1, 2025<br><strong>Applicant Registration</strong></p>                                                                      | <ul><li>Applicant registration opens</li><li>Please note that although registration is open until the rank list deadline, applicants are encouraged to register as early as possible to allow time to apply and for interviews. </li></ul>                                                                                                          |
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| <p>Tuesday, September 2, 2025<br><strong>CAS Target Date</strong></p>                                                                        | <ul><li>Applications are released to programs</li><li>Applicants may upload supplemental documents and additional applications as available. This is <strong>NOT</strong> a deadline. Programs can accept applications after this date. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact training programs for individual deadline dates. </li></ul> |
| <p>Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - Monday, January 19, 2026<br><strong>Open House setup by program</strong></p>                                      | <ul><li>Programs Open House set up period. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| <p>Wednesday, September 24, 2025<br><strong>MSPE letters</strong> </p>                                                                       | <ul><li>Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE) letters are released to programs. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| <p><strong>Interview Invitation Release Dates</strong><br></p>                                                                               | <ul><li>Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) PT</li><li>Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) PT</li><li>Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) PT</li><li>Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 12:00 PM (noon) PT</li></ul>                                                                                               |
| <p>Monday, October 27 - Friday, December 19, 2025<br><strong>Interview Period</strong></p>                                                   | <ul><li>Interview Period. All interviews are VIRTUAL. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| <p>Tuesday, October 28 - Tuesday, January 20, 2026<br><strong>Open House - applicant signup period</strong></p>                              | <ul><li>Applicants Open House tour sign-up period.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| <p><strong>Friday, January 2, 2026</strong><br><strong>@ 12:00 PM (noon) PT</strong><br><strong>Program Rank List Deadline</strong></p>      | <ul><li>Program rank list submission deadline. All programs' rank lists must be submitted by 12:00 PM PT. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| <p>Monday, January 5 - Tuesday, January 20, 2026. <br><strong>Open House Tours</strong><br></p>                                              | <ul><li>Optional visits to programs.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| <p><strong>Thursday, January 22, 2026</strong><br><strong>@ 12:00 PM (noon) PT</strong><br><strong>Applicant Rank List Deadline</strong></p> | <ul><li>Applicants rank list submission deadline. All applicants' rank lists must be submitted by 12:00 PM PT. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| <p><strong>Thursday, January 29, 2026</strong><br><strong>@ 5:00 AM PT</strong><br><strong>Match Results</strong></p>                        | <ul><li>Match results are made available to programs, applicants, and US medical schools through the SF Match system. A login is required to view results. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                               |
| <p>Thursday, January 29, 2026<br>@ 9:00 AM PT<br><strong>Post-match vacancies</strong></p>                                                   | <ul><li>Any vacancies which remain after the match will be announced on the Immediate Vacancies page. Vacancy listings are managed by individual programs. </li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                               |
| <p>June 2026/July 2027<br><strong>Training Begins</strong></p>                                                                               | <ul><li>PGY-1 and PGY-2 Ophthalmology Residency training begins.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |


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