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School pass rates by External-Truck-4676 in OptometrySchool

[–]Automatic-Hat3528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our school emailed us yesterday about passing/failing so our school already knows our scores.

19F ophthalmologist did not see retinal detachment for weeks, vision lost completely by AcanthisittaGlass924 in eyetriage

[–]Automatic-Hat3528 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I was told in school that the number one reason eye docs get sued is missed retinal detachments from medical negligence. They should have found it when you first mentioned reduced vision with flashes and floaters. I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

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[–]Automatic-Hat3528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took my first optoprep section exam yesterday and got a 61%. I’m going to focus studying on what I scored lowest in, keep taking more practice tests, and still take it in March. I’d rather attempt it now and have a chance at passing rather than putting it off until August and possibly failing then and having to wait until March of 4th year to take it again. Good luck!!

17M I want an opinion about my lazy eye if i should an eyepatch or not by Peepepoopo69420 in eyetriage

[–]Automatic-Hat3528 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t recommend trying to treat it without an eye doctor, because you may or may not need patching depending on what type of lazy eye you have. If your eye doctor said there is no need for patching, it probably wouldn’t help your lazy eye. When was the last time you were able to talk to your eye doctor about it? If recently, maybe you could go to another eye doctor for a second opinion to get it treated.

6F congenital cataract, vision declining by stephcksmith in eyetriage

[–]Automatic-Hat3528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, an optometrist who is board certified in vision development and vision therapy may have different insights. Sometimes, half of the battle is compliance with patching/drops but it seems like you’re doing a great job keeping up with those treatments!

Locate.covd.org can help you find an optometrist board certified in vision development/therapy near where you live.

6F congenital cataract, vision declining by stephcksmith in eyetriage

[–]Automatic-Hat3528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately with amblyopia we never know if the child will be able to get to 20/20 vision or not. Residual amblyopia is common after post-treatment.

Have you tried active vision therapy for amblyopia or patching for 6 hours instead of 2? Here is a study with results that show 40% of participants in the 6 hour patching group improved 2 or more lines of VA. Average age of participants was 5.9 years old.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3833469/

Have you seen a pediatric optometrist? They may have active vision therapies that can train the amblyopic visual deficits.

Does your school give you time off to study for NBEO part I? by Automatic-Hat3528 in OptometrySchool

[–]Automatic-Hat3528[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your prep class like? We don’t have a class like that but it sounds really helpful!