Depth Perception

[stud247]

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Can you do this specialty if you fail depth perception tests? If not, what other surgical specialties should be avoided by crosseyed people? thanks

 

[Arthelion]

It certainly can be a disadvantage, however I am aware of a very successful ophthalmologist who is an outstanding surgeon who does not have good stereopsis. Certainly don't advertise that you don't have stereopsis if you have your heart set on a spot.

 

[twintiger32]

as mentioned above, it certainly is not the optimal setup, but there are some ophthalmologists out there that do fine with it.

to be honest, if you have an obvious eso/exotropia it'll probably work against you during the interview.

and some programs do eye tests as part of the interview process.

best of luck

 

[MedEye]

Although there are ophthalmologists without good stereopsis, the question that should be asked is: did they lose stereopsis before they started doing surgeries or after? It makes a big difference, I think.

 

[stud247]

i meant to ask, can you do surgeries in this specialty while relying on some other cues? like if you're looking for some vessel to cut can u keep moving your knife forward until it bumps into the vessel or thats a fail? would your career be over if u lost one of your eyes?