Great forums, i learned so much from you guys! Good luck with school!
Me, too!
I think the word you're looking for is "classic".
Christie--you've been very scarce around here lately -- we miss you!Originally posted by christie
If all goes well I'll be seeing my own patients January '04. So, I'll be very scarce on here.
We have to draw the optic nerve and veins/arteries out to 3 disc diameters.
That's such a great way to test on it! I was wondering how the other schools do it.
I think choosing the right fundus picture is a much better way to do it!
reality check. Get over it.
I've "seen the light" (ow, bad pun) about the extra handle, so I'm definitely ordering one. I'm even springing for the extra charger, since we have outlets in our lockers at school so I can keep one there and at home.
Eyegirl -- we didn't have a choice about which trial lens set to order (unless we bought our own). I don't even know who the vendor was for our sets. They're nice, though... Nice and HEAVY.
As for the lenses I chose the 4 mirror gonio (minus handle), digital widefield fundus lens (instead of the 78D/90D - not sure if that's what you use in America) and a 20D lens for my BIO.
I bought the Welch Allyn diagnostic set plus Heine (Sigma 180 - I think) BIO. I like WA because my fingers are too short to comfortably use the Keelers!
The only annoying thing about the WA Li-ion handle is that only when it runs out of battery, the service light comes on. So basically you don't really get a warning.
I only have 1 handle for now, I just have to charge it frequently (esp. because it still takes me quite a while to do ret). However, I think when I start practicing I'll take my charging pod everywhere I go, and just pop the handle back to charge when I'm finished with it.
Ah, so that's why I found them so heavy when I was decided which handle to buy?!
I've "seen the light" (ow, bad pun) about the extra handle, so I'm definitely ordering one. I'm even springing for the extra charger, since we have outlets in our lockers at school so I can keep one there and at home.
Eyegirl -- we didn't have a choice about which trial lens set to order (unless we bought our own). I don't even know who the vendor was for our sets. They're nice, though... Nice and HEAVY.
Wow, vintage post!
I bought a diagnostic kit as a full kit, not in parts. As I remember, we had a small menu of kits to choose from which came with slightly different options (extra handle, small or large handle, etc.).yep
i find many doctors out in practice just plug those things into the wall whenever the handles get low on charge... i actually had a chance to observe a oculoplastics MD, and all he had in his office was 1 transilluminator (no slit lamp)... whenever the transilluminator got low, he just plugged it straight into the wall
drbizzaro I'm using one I bought from Designs for Vision, an optical supplier here in Oz - it was only $10, but I am now thinking of upgrading to a better one (especially since I have only 1 more year left of being able to buy things at student prices!). A couple of my classmates have the silver Heine pen torches that look pretty bright (AUD40ish). Sounds like your classmates are using a maglite?
Btw, I thought you had already graduated (from your nickname), do you have a PhD already then?
Gee - I'm not sure that's bright enough? Not sure you can really see pupils with that...maybe something with a bit more oomph. I was thinking probably something like this:
http://static.flickr.com/92/245476507_d9ea1d0b8f.jpg
definitely not bright enough... hahah