#optometrists

[delafiseaseses]

Y'know, every character wi' glasses in a story implies an opticians.

[porterdavis]

The Great American Eye-Exam Scam

Why is it so difficult to get a new pair of glasses or contacts in this country? It’s easier pretty much everywhere else.

I need to have my eyes examined because after 8 years of wearing contacts my vision in one eye has gone wonky. Because everyone needs to have a 'fresh' prescription to buy glasses or contacts the earliest I can get in is six weeks.

You can be sure that the professional organization behind the optometrists is responsible for this particular instance of feather-bedding.

[pathcend]

Are you familiar with Iridodonesis?

Iridodonesis is a condition in which the iris (coloured part of the eye) vibrates during eye movements. Upon moving the eye rapidly, the iris can appear to ‘dance’, or ‘tremble’ (tremulousness). This occurs when the lens becomes partially detached (lens subluxation) from its suspensory ligaments.

The primary cause of iridodonesis is the subluxation of the lens. This may occur as a result of glaucoma, cataract formation, post-surgical complications, or trauma to the eye. The subluxation of the lens rarely occurs naturally; however, there are reported cases of iridodonesis occurring due to genetic mutations that affect the strength of connective tissues.  

Definition by News Medical Life Sciences

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[shouldertallabyss]

When 2020 started, I thought it was just going to be jokes about optometry, but every month has really passed like:

[jokingluna]

[alicat-gotyourtongue]

I just went to the Optometrist to get my eyes checked, and he [the doctor] said something to the effect of certain contacts having a greater power, and I said, “with great power comes great responsibility” under my breath. He laughed! I made my optometrist laugh! I count that as a win today.

[jokingluna]

A suggestion from @friar-fryer

[the-eye-care-advocate]

Exactly 10 years ago today, I was standing in a muddy Kansas field watching the legendary Dodge City Outbreak unfold. 🌪️ It was an awe-inspiring, chaotic display of multiple tornadoes carving through the landscape simultaneously. People often ask me about the adrenaline of spending my springs inside the "bear’s cage" of supercells in the American Midwest. They assume that tracking a quarter-mile-wide wedge tornado must be the most stressful thing imaginable. But the truth? I often felt calmer staring down a rotating wall cloud than I do sitting six patients deep in a modern eye clinic. Trading the open road for the consulting room taught me a profound lesson: the clinical environment presents its own type of storm. Juggling clunky software, fighting administrative hoops, and managing conflicting local referral criteria creates a slow-moving front of decision fatigue. To mark this 10-year anniversary, I’ve written a deeply personal article looking at the 6 vital survival lessons the Great Plains taught me about mastering clinical uncertainty in optometry. From surviving a "Hitchcockian" Colorado motel to making split-second leadership calls under a green hailstorm sky, here is how a decade of chasing tornadoes completely reshaped my approach to patient care, professional resilience, and clinical advocacy. Read the full story, see some of my photographs, and discover how to out-navigate the systemic storms of modern practice below. 👇

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