Retinal Coloboma

[2ndchanceopto]

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This might sound like a dumb question but I have poor vision in my left eye due to retinal coloboma, which cannot be fully corrected to 20/20. I am starting optometry school in the fall and was wondering if this could be a problem when learning things in labs and clinical settings.

 

[Purkinja]

No

 

[AcademicEyes]

Basically you lose stereopsis for skills like binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. That said, you can be monocular and still go through OD school so you’ll be fine.

This might sound like a dumb question but I have poor vision in my left eye due to retinal coloboma, which cannot be fully corrected to 20/20. I am starting optometry school in the fall and was wondering if this could be a problem when learning things in labs and clinical settings.