need loupes??

[remote]

do most urology residents get loupes?? how necessary are they in training/practice? i just don't know if i should get them. thanks.

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[mbe36]

Most programs provide them through your stipend. Send an email to your program coordinator. You won't need them by day one of PGY-1.

 

[remote]

Most programs provide them through your stipend. Send an email to your program coordinator. You won't need them by day one of PGY-1.

don't think my program will supply them so i'm just debating whether or not I should get them with my own money. is it worth it? will I use them regularly enough to warrant the purchase? would love to hear any insight from current uro residents/attending. thanks.

 

[cpants]

At least where I'm training, you are expected to wear loupes for most pediatric cases and some open stuff. Our program provides them. Honestly, it is near impossible to do a hypospadias repair on a small kid, for example, without loupes.

 

[felipe5]

I've become one of those people who wear loupes for almost every major open procedure---they offer great eye protection and I like the added mag when doing fine suturing such as ureteral or urethral reconstructions. A def for peds as well---would definitely get some if I were you

 

[DoctwoB]

Sorry to bump an old thread but about to get a set of my own. Do most of you go with 2.5x or do you find 3.3 or 3.5x to be worth the extra weight or cost?