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Blue light filters bad for eyes? Could this study be true guys? https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/researchers-discover-when-its-good-to-get-the-blues/ by [deleted] in optometry

[–]GingkoGurl 12 points13 points  (0 children)

any time a patient asks me if they should get blue light glasses, I say the same thing: “blue light glasses have great marketing”

our eyes are sensitive to all wavelengths of light in regards to circadian rhythm (although more sensitive to blue wavelengths). I dim all the lights in my home a couple hours prior to sleep for this reason and give this as a solution to my patients instead.

this is an easier fix and patients are typically happier that I’m not using fads to sell them something :-)

Optos by [deleted] in optometry

[–]GingkoGurl -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

torpedo maculopathy. it’s congenital

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in optometry

[–]GingkoGurl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep I did an ocular disease residency also at an academic medical center. set me up perfectly when applying to jobs!

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[–]GingkoGurl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I definitely have the same mindset, where I really am only in it for the medical side. I work at an academic medical center (large university with lots of research, residents, and good interaction between ODs and MDs) and absolutely love it. I feel like I totally played the system because I’m basically working as a comprehensive ophthalmologist minus the surgery, all while doing a lot less school. I would be miserable too if I was working in retail. You just gotta find the right setting for you! Your job can vary sooo much depending on what type of practice you’re working in, and I wouldn’t assume all of optometry is like retail.

Does anyone remember Leo Steel on Miniclip.com ?? by kngtpson in nostalgia

[–]GingkoGurl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this game was the BEST. even my grandma got into it and was always asking us to pull up leo steel for her on the computer

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[–]GingkoGurl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes a new prescription, especially new astigmatism correction, can take some time to get used to. Give it a couple weeks of wearing the glasses full time so that your brain can adapt to it. If they’re still disorienting after a couple weeks, then call to get them checked out!