Cheap loupes

[migm]

Hi guys,

My ED suffers from shadowphilic lighting - it's amazing how hard it can be to see. Also my eyes aren't getting any younger. Any of the cheap loupes on amazon or elsewhere worth the 20-100 bucks that would do the job without me having to be within a few inches of the laceration or procedure?

Thanks for sharing any experiences you may have with particular products

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[Fox800]

I'll ask my sister - those dentists seem to have the deets on good loupes.

Edit: she recommended Q Optics

 

[BoardingDoc]

I'll ask my sister - those dentists seem to have the deets on good loupes.

Edit: she recommended Q Optics

Q optics loupes seem to cost over 1k from what I can find online.

 

[DrDrummer]

I am shocked at how much I use the headlamp I keep in my bag on some shifts. Primarily for ENT stuff, it seems but sometimes for laceration repairs - it can be a big pain in the butt to get good lighting and when trying to do something in the mouth particularly (when not using a laryngoscope) I've found this helpful, and it keeps your hands free to work or retract/expose.

No magnification but I don't really see how that would be useful for anything I do, so this seems like a good option. Could combine with a pair of reading glasses if you wanted the magnification at a cheaper cost than OR loupes, which seem like overkill to me. I feel like sort of a dork wearing it but it really does help.

 

[Jabbed]

I am shocked at how much I use the headlamp I keep in my bag on some shifts. Primarily for ENT stuff, it seems but sometimes for laceration repairs - it can be a big pain in the butt to get good lighting and when trying to do something in the mouth particularly (when not using a laryngoscope) I've found this helpful, and it keeps your hands free to work or retract/expose.

No magnification but I don't really see how that would be useful for anything I do, so this seems like a good option. Could combine with a pair of reading glasses if you wanted the magnification at a cheaper cost than OR loupes, which seem like overkill to me. I feel like sort of a dork wearing it but it really does help.

Do you use the high setting? Trying to decide what lumen range is ideal for procedures.

 

[DrDrummer]

Do you use the high setting? Trying to decide what lumen range is ideal for procedures.

Yes, typically. Way less bright than the OR fiber optic headlamps but I’m not trying to do vascular surgery in a hole in the abdomen, I’m usually trying to sew a superficial laceration or retrieve a bead or something.

Definitely worth a shot before buying something fancier and if you don’t like it now you have a really nice headlamp for backpacking!

 

[EM Junkie]

I too have recently discovered that my vision is not what it used to be. Particularly for suture removals and (Ahem) “studying” for boards.

good advice here!