eye sight

[golfer23]

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I have perfect vision in one eye but have an eye injury in my other that prevents me from seeing much in that eye. Do you think this will prevent me from being a dentist

 

[12YearOldKid]

How is your stereovision and depth perception? That is the only thing I can think of that might give you trouble.

 

[WhoooaaaBUNDY]

i'm a bit worried about this as well ... i haven't started school yet, but i've never been able to pass that depth perception test where you must pick the raised circle out of four options (i was also never able to see those "magic eye" pictures that were popular for a while). anyone already in school have difficulty with that test, did your depth perception become a problem in school?

 

[hockeydentist]

I believe temple had a student who had a glass eye...

hd

 

[golfer23]

Hockydentist
Is there a way you can find out for sure if someone had a glass eye at temple?

 

[1FutureDDS]

I know a dentist who graduated from University of Texas - Houston in like 1994 who had and currently still has one (1) glass eyeball.

 

[toofache32]

For some reason, my eyesight continues to worsen while my left forearm is getting bigger....

 

[1FutureDDS]

For some reason, my eyesight continues to worsen while my left forearm is getting bigger....

but that eyesight problem only lasts a few seconds though right? I seem to regain my eyesight pretty quickly after. You weren't watching the World of Warcraft character creation screen were you?

 

[colt]

For some reason, my eyesight continues to worsen while my left forearm is getting bigger....

You wouldn't by any chance watch scrambled tv channels would ya?

 

[JavadiCavity]

If anything, probably a benefit. Seems like most of the time our professors are telling us to close one eye and eliminate stereovision so we can better evaluate draw and taper in our preps. In all seriousness, I can't see why having poor vision in one eye would prevent you from succesfully practicing dentistry.

 

[golfer23]

Thanks for the input.

I have asked several dentist and some say it should not be a problem while others say they are unsure (I dont know if they are just trying to be nice).

I spoke with an opthomologist (hope I spelled this right) and he was also unsure at first he said that no i could not do it then (because you must have two working eyes for depth preception) then he felt that he was not really sure as he did not know all of the specifics in dentistry.

My concern is if i spend all this energy around getting into school and by some luck get in will I get in my 3 or 4 th years and not be able to do it.

 

[1sanDDS]

One of my classmates was legally blind in one eye. He was a very capable student and is an excellent dentist now.

 

[12YearOldKid]

If there is a dental school near you, you might try calling and letting them know your concerns. They may have someone who is specifically in charge of ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. That person ought to be able to help you.

My feeling is that you might struggle a bit at first, but would probably find ways of coping.