Objective: To understand the current situation and needs of scientific research training for ophthalmologists in general hospitals during standardized training, and to provide scientific basis for the future development of courses to improve the scientific research capabilities of residents. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used to conduct a questionnaire survey among 42 residents in the Eye Center of Peking University Third Hospital in July 2021, and the results were analyzed. We conduct research from three aspects: scientific research status, scientific research ability and scientific research needs. The scientific research ability is scored by the mastery of conventional scientific research skills and the use of software. Finally, the score obtained by summarizing the various scores is the scientific research ability score. Correlation analysis is carried out on the status of scientific research and possible ability scores, and the corresponding analysis methods are selected according to the data type for other data. Results: A total of 42 residents of Peking University Third Hospital participated in the questionnaire survey, including 20 males and 22 females, with an average age of 25 years. 90.5% of residents have participated in scientific research, and the content of scientific research mainly comes from the arrangement of supervisors (90.5%). Only 14.3% of residents have good scientific research capabilities (research ability scores of
18 points and above). In addition, 92.9% of residents believe that clinical research is helpful to the understanding of clinical skills, and 97.6% of participants believe that it is necessary to conduct continuing education and training on clinical research methods. Conclusion: The scientific research ability of ophthalmology residents is generally low. The current standardized training cannot meet the needs of the residents’ scientific research ability training. The curriculum design and content arrangement need more extensive and practical expansion.