loupes recommendations

[JZ2020]

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Can anyone recommend a good set of loupes for use during my residency?
I don't see myself going into peds, oculoplastics or retina, so I'm really just looking for a good, reliable and inexpensive pair of loupes to get me through my surgical cases during residency.
I've heard that oculus makes a reliable pair for about $400, but is there anything else out there a little cheaper??

Thanks!

 

[Andrew_Doan]

Oculus Easyloupe binocular surgical loupe

http://store.yahoo.com/western-ophthalmics/nonsurloup.html
$333.90 for 2.5X magnification.

I recommend getting 2.5X mag, which will give you this type of view:

http://www.designsforvision.com/SurgHtml/sStdTel.htm

Good luck!

 

[PDT4CNV]

Oculus Easyloupe binocular surgical loupe

http://store.yahoo.com/western-ophthalmics/nonsurloup.html
$333.90 for 2.5X magnification.

I recommend getting 2.5X mag, which will give you this type of view:

http://www.designsforvision.com/SurgHtml/sStdTel.htm

Good luck!

I agree! I have been using these bulky 4x Zeiss loupes on all my muscle cases. I just tried the Oculus Easy Loupes yesterday in fact. They are really not bad, and I liked them much better than the Zeiss. Would definitely recommend.

 

[diabeticfootdr]

I agree! I have been using these bulky 4x Zeiss loupes on all my muscle cases. I just tried the Oculus Easy Loupes yesterday in fact. They are really not bad, and I liked them much better than the Zeiss. Would definitely recommend.

Will they fit over my current lenses? Or do i have to buy some w/ prescription lenses plus magnification?

LCR

 

[Andrew_Doan]

Will they fit over my current lenses? Or do i have to buy some w/ prescription lenses plus magnification?

LCR

These won't. You'll have to wear contacts or purchase loupes with a prescription lense, like the ones from Designs for Vision: http://www.designsforvision.com/SurgHtml/Surg1.htm

 

[Redhawk]

Oculus Easyloupe binocular surgical loupe

http://store.yahoo.com/western-ophthalmics/nonsurloup.html
$333.90 for 2.5X magnification.

I recommend getting 2.5X mag, which will give you this type of view:

http://www.designsforvision.com/SurgHtml/sStdTel.htm

Good luck!

They actually offer a 10% resident discount. Just call up. 300 bucks for the 2.5x loupes with a case.

 

[Pastrami King]

Have you gotten any complaints that the loupes don't offer full eye protection from blood, etc.? Some of the ORs I've been in have been somewhat particular about this.

 

[EYESURG]

Is there a reason (besides $) why you guys are recommending the 2.5x loops over the 3.5x and 4.5x?

 

[monkey7247]

Is there a reason (besides $) why you guys are recommending the 2.5x loops over the 3.5x and 4.5x?

I think the 2.5x are more versatile. Too much mag can be as bad as not enough. Lose your field of view.



Opinions regarding the expanded view scopes offered, anyone?

 

[aphistis]

I don't know about larger surgical fields, but I imagine the eye is similar to the mouth in that there's not a *whole* lot of area you're paying attention to at any one time. Take this with a grain of salt considering the source, but I'd give 3.5x expanded-field loupes a close look before buying 2.5's.

 

[aphistis]

Will they fit over my current lenses? Or do i have to buy some w/ prescription lenses plus magnification?

LCR

I'd strongly recommend having the loupe lenses ground to your vision prescription. I tried wearing no-rx loupes with contacts and had very unsatisfactory results.

 

[PDT4CNV]

I think the 2.5x are more versatile. Too much mag can be as bad as not enough. Lose your field of view.



Opinions regarding the expanded view scopes offered, anyone?

As stated previously, too much field of view is lost with the higher magnification. All of our pediatric ophthalmologists use loupes for their muscle cases...they all use 1.8X except for one who uses 2.5X. Our plastics/orbit surgeons usually do not use loupes.

Personally, I prefer the 2.5X over the 3.5X or 4X.

 

[Redhawk]

I'm a 8 diopter myope and haven't had any troubles with the no-rx loupes. The 2.5x seems to work fine with the plastics cases I've been in. I didn't think it was that difficult without loupes, but they really do seem to make it easier. Either that or they have just given me more confidence.

 

[Pastrami King]

I'm a 8 diopter myope and haven't had any troubles with the no-rx loupes. The 2.5x seems to work fine with the plastics cases I've been in. I didn't think it was that difficult without loupes, but they really do seem to make it easier. Either that or they have just given me more confidence.

BUMP

 

[orbitsurgMD]

As stated previously, too much field of view is lost with the higher magnification. All of our pediatric ophthalmologists use loupes for their muscle cases...they all use 1.8X except for one who uses 2.5X. Our plastics/orbit surgeons usually do not use loupes.

Personally, I prefer the 2.5X over the 3.5X or 4X.

I disagree. The expanded field DFV 3.5x is excellent for plastics, and is superior in image quality to the 2.5 Galileans in Keeler and DFV (the non-expanded field loupes): better image brightness and better edge definition. For a tool in daily use, they are worth the difference in price. This is one of the indisputable advantages of a roof-prism design over Galilean--sharper, brighter image.