Wait a minute on the lifestyle comments...
I don't want to do surgery anymore! That's the central issue. Just to make a point...Lifestyle in ophthalmology, while nothing compared to surgery or medicine, isn't as cushy as everyone thinks it is. I'm at a level one trauma center so I'm usually up all night, but since it's home call, I have to be in clinic the entire day the next day. And, depending on the service, clinic can stretch to 7PM and, if you happen to be in the OR, the day sometimes extends to 8 or 9PM. However, that would be manageable, IF I loved what I was doing. I don't. I don't like surgery. Its seems like I should've figured that out before starting my residency, but it has just now become apparent to me. So, I'm in a difficult situation. There are only a few number of residents per year. Thus, not only is it hard to find a position to switch into, one ends up "screwing over" one's fellow residents.
By the way, I have a friend in Pathology with a horrible lifestyle right now-regularly violating the 80 hr work week. So, nothing should be assumed, even in "lifestyle friendly" fields.
Not everything is as transparent as it seems at first glance, you all should know this by now.