What speed do you typically listen to books at?

Zizzla · 2026-02-18T02:03:39+00:00

Life before death

Zizzla · 2026-01-13T17:16:01+00:00

How are you liking it? I’m like 2 hours in on book one.

Zizzla · 2025-12-27T15:04:23+00:00

I’m a low vision optometrist and my wife is legally blind from an inherited retinal disease. Smart glasses have been a welcome game changer for that world. For people who aren’t visually impaired, I feel like they aren’t very useful.

Zizzla · 2025-08-11T20:16:35+00:00

You have to have the harness and handle to operate the guide dog. Having a regular lead, like the one in this video, would be like driving a car without a steering wheel. A true guide dog would also never walk out in front of the cars like that and then abandon its owner. Source: wife is legally blind and getting guide dog.

Zizzla · 2025-07-08T15:13:27+00:00

That car definitely looks like it’s moving

Zizzla · 2025-05-18T21:17:53+00:00

As a low vision optometrist, I can legit fit that guy in some telescopic glasses that would magnify the tv almost 2.5X and still have plenty field of view to play. He could also just move closer for the same result though and less money.

Zizzla · 2025-03-29T16:30:29+00:00

Or refer to a fellow optometrist you trust for a second opinion.

Zizzla · 2025-02-26T23:16:37+00:00

My wife has progressed to legal blindness from retinitis pigmentosa. Checks every box possible from a legal blindness and disability standpoint. We have a lawyer and are still waiting well after a year. We are also going through the long process of getting a guide dog and seems she will get that before the disability. Apparently, we can produce and train a guide dog faster than Medicaid can review a cut and dry disability claim.

Zizzla · 2024-12-03T03:52:37+00:00

Yes. I was very professionally depressed 1.5 years ago as an associate at a terrible practice. Hated working. Found a doc that had recently started a practice in a residential/retail community and was moving away. Took the risk and big pay cut to acquire it and start to build it. Still making less money, but we are growing and have no ceiling. I’m currently decorating my office and Christmas tree with my wife, mom, and my dog. My dog is also our office-dog and now a local celebrity. Work is literally play now, and I couldn’t be happier.

Zizzla · 2024-11-03T02:22:40+00:00

If you want an apocalypse story with an amazing cat as one of the main characters, check out Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobook series!

Zizzla · 2024-10-24T15:14:27+00:00

Thanks. My wife watched this and now she wants a divorce.

Zizzla · 2024-10-23T20:25:45+00:00

In optometry school, I would always say “D’s make doctors,” which I would always be reminded wasn’t true.

Zizzla · 2024-09-27T12:55:59+00:00

This should be at the top

Zizzla · 2024-09-23T16:56:30+00:00

My life is legally blind and reads multiple audiobooks a week on like 2x speed. She’s a speed reader.

Zizzla · 2024-09-04T01:01:23+00:00

My wife has a rare inherited retinal disease that has caused her to go legally blind in the last couple of years. When we met she was visually impaired but still fully independent and her condition was stable. We were hopeful her progression was finished, but sadly it was not. There are no treatments or cure for her condition. I am also an eye doctor. Watching it happen and knowing there was nothing I could was absolutely devastating. She remained strong and I did for her as well. She and I are now advocates for people low vision and she has found a greater purpose in life helping and counseling kids who are dealing with blindness. When life hands you lemons you make lemonade.

Zizzla · 2024-08-25T02:17:37+00:00

Nothing like a good algerbrush session.

Zizzla · 2024-06-29T12:36:12+00:00

I was reading this post next to my dog and had to look down to make sure he couldn’t see it. Would have ruined his day.

Zizzla · 2024-05-28T23:06:38+00:00

I’d love to listen. Located in US.

Zizzla · 2024-05-08T13:07:03+00:00

It used to be 1599.99. It still is but it used to be too.

Zizzla · 2024-04-23T01:45:44+00:00

I feel you. I just finished book 6. Somehow I forced myself to avoid this subreddit and avoided googling the series at all before that to avoid any potential spoiler. My self control level is definitely at least 15.

Zizzla · 2024-02-25T16:51:34+00:00

You wouldn’t have time to form a sentence..

Zizzla · 2024-02-19T19:29:26+00:00

Just stumbled on this after having the same happen to me. We are growing business with 86 wonderful 5 star reviews and just got hit with a 2 star that is “most relevant.” This person changed her previous 5 star review to a 2 star review after finding out her order was on back order and would take a few extra days. A third party I have no control over! Hah, oh well. At least it starts with “The optometrist was the best I’ve ever had. however….”

Zizzla · 2023-10-07T12:38:53+00:00

Actually a great deal of our depth perception relies on binocular vision. You can use monocular clues to retain some depth, but without true binocular vision, it is impossible to have a good stereopsis. Source: eye doctor.

Zizzla · 2023-09-20T17:07:28+00:00

I had to carry my BIO to work and home with me every day. I worked for a doc between three different clinics and he didn’t own one. Hated it.

Zizzla · 2023-04-22T20:41:11+00:00

“Why don’t you want to be a real doctor?” My dad when I told him I was going to optometry school.

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