Amblyopia and Surgery

[Loststick]

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Does anyone know of any practicing surgeons who have amblyopia or lazy eye? I am hoping to find out if and how it affects their work. I am strongly considering a surgical specialty so I am not sure if this is an impediment. I did patching and other therapy when I was young. Now it doesn't affect my daily life whatsoever. In fact, I didn't notice any problems with depth perception on my surgery rotations. Open and robotic surgery seemed fine to me. The only time I had some issues was in opthalmology. For some reason, using binoculars gives me some eye strain.

Really appreciate any input from someone!

 

[Moose A Moose]

You may have an issue with surgical loupes. I’d make sure you’re okay there first.

 

[WinslowPringle]

I know of a surgeon with amblyopia. He fortunately didn't have any problems with loupes.

 

[OrthoTraumaMD]

My friend is a surgeon and has lazy eye. Totally fine in practice.


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[MediCane2006]

I know a couple surgeons with amblyopia, including one who is a pediatric craniofacial surgeon so they wear loupes for basically every case. You’ll be fine.