Eye Doctor Stories - Push to Replay
Experienced physicians have acquired a collection of memorized patient education presentations in their heads. It's kinda like having one of those multi-disk CD players. Ooops! - it's 2006 - it's like an iPod. Patients ask a question about their health and - click! - the presentation begins. Having delivered the same explanation so many times it becomes a reflex. Here are some examples:
How does my diabetes interfere with my vision?
What will happen during cataract surgery?
Why am I having problem reading small print?
One of my most frequent soliloquies always surprises patients. It's the one that explains how nearly two-thirds of the eye's focusing power occurs alongside the front of the eyeball. Most of the action takes place where room air, the tear film, and the clear cornea combine.
If there are changes to the healthy tear film (a combination of water, oil, and mucus,) the eye will not be able to crisply process the incoming visual image (think Vaseline on your windshield). Learn more about healthy tears.
Dry eye patients frequently complain of blurry vision. Certainly any problem with the cornea can also induce a significant visual blur. Leaping back into the pool, has incorrect pH or chlorine levels given you hazy vision afterwards?
Things not as sharp as they ought to be? You may not need new glasses or eye surgery. Your problem may be remarkably superficial! Maybe I should transfer this information to one of those Video iPods!
Related Topics: Common Vision Problems, Choosing an Eye Doctor
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How does my diabetes interfere with my vision?
What will happen during cataract surgery?
Why am I having problem reading small print?
One of my most frequent soliloquies always surprises patients. It's the one that explains how nearly two-thirds of the eye's focusing power occurs alongside the front of the eyeball. Most of the action takes place where room air, the tear film, and the clear cornea combine.
If there are changes to the healthy tear film (a combination of water, oil, and mucus,) the eye will not be able to crisply process the incoming visual image (think Vaseline on your windshield). Learn more about healthy tears.
Dry eye patients frequently complain of blurry vision. Certainly any problem with the cornea can also induce a significant visual blur. Leaping back into the pool, has incorrect pH or chlorine levels given you hazy vision afterwards?
Things not as sharp as they ought to be? You may not need new glasses or eye surgery. Your problem may be remarkably superficial! Maybe I should transfer this information to one of those Video iPods!
Related Topics: Common Vision Problems, Choosing an Eye Doctor
Technorati Tags: ipod, cataractsurgery, eyes, vision