EYE SCHOOL

A funny take on optometry school through the eyes of a used to be optometry student but now an optometrist!

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HOW I FEEL AS SOON AS I GET TO WORK

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Clinical confessions: Confessions/stories of real patient encounters in my daily life

Doctor: How are your glasses doing?

Patient: They are running out of medicine

Doctor: Your eyes have likely changed as the glasses usually don’t change over time

Patient: No, my eyes are the same. The glasses are just running out of medicine. 

Doctor: Mkay  :|

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WHEN YOU SEE THAT DIFFICULT PATIENT COMING IN AGAIN ASKING TO SPEAK TO THE DOCTOR

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HOW PATIENTS REACT WHEN YOU TELL THEM TO LOOK UP ONLY WITH THEIR EYES

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WHEN PATIENTS SAY THEIR VISION IS GETTING BETTER BECAUSE THEY STARTED EATING A LOT OF CARROTS

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HOW YOU FEEL WHEN A PATIENT SNEEZES ON YOU WHILE IN THE SLIT LAMP

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WHEN A PATIENT IS ACTUALLY COMPLIANT WITH THEIR DROPS

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WHEN YOU SEE A NEW VISUAL FIELD DEFECT THAT WASN’T THERE BEFORE

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WHEN YOU DIAGNOSE SOMETHING THAT THE OTHER DOCTORS MISSED

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WHEN THE PATIENT COMES IN FOR MULTIPLE GLASSES RECHECKS BUT THEIR PRESCRIPTION IS THE SAME EVERY TIME

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CLINICAL CONFESSIONS

Clinical confessions: Confessions/stories of real patient encounters in my daily life

Doctor: Have you been taking your glaucoma drops every day?

Patient: Yes

Doctor: When is the last time you used them?

Patient: Last week

Doctor: So you don’t use them every day...

Patient: I do

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WHEN YOU ASK PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR PAST OCULAR HISTORY AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE “A STIGMA”

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EVERY TIME A GLAUCOMA PATIENT ASKS ME TO PRESCRIBE WEED

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WHEN A PATIENT HAS BEEN WAITING AN HOUR IN THE WAITING ROOM BUT NEEDS TO GO TO THE RESTROOM RIGHT WHEN YOU CALL THEM

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WHEN THAT HIGH MAINTENANCE PATIENT SAYS THEY ARE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE

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CLINICAL CONFESSIONS

Clinical confessions: Confessions/stories of real patient encounters in my daily life

Doctor: Whats the lowest line you can read?

Patient: *BOTH eyes closed* (dead serious) I can’t see anything! 

Doctor: Sir, please open your eyes....

Patient: Oh, thats better

Sentiment: SMH FML

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WHEN PATIENTS GIVE YOU INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYTHING EXCEPT WHAT YOU NEED