Question about residency

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I have heard that residents have to go through like 30 hour shifts at a time. I have this eye condition where I have to wear rigid gas permeable contacts otherwise I am blind. The problem is I only can wear them for 12 hours in a 24 horu time period due to oxygen diffusion to my cornea. Am I pretty much screwed or do residency programs make exceptions to the long work shifts?
 
you'll want to invest in a good pair of glasses. Some days on surgery, that's all my eyes would let me do to them, after having contacts in for 18-24 hours the day before.
 
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