So to be clear, 20/20 vision is required to become a surgeon of any kind?

[868651]

Im talking about General Surgery, Neuro, Plastic, Anesthesiology, OB/GYN, even DDS?

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[doc05]

No

 

[ortnakas]

No.

Also anesthesiologist are not surgeons.

 

[WedgeDawg]

moving to pre-allo

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Lol no.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

So to be clear, 20/20 vision is required to become a surgeon of any kind?

to be clear, 20/20 vision

I see what you did there.

 

[FroYoOreo]

I shadowed surgeons who wear glasses when doing operations. Also you can wear contacts, or get lasik.

 

[Moose A Moose]

I know surgeons who are 20/20, who wear glasses and who are post-laser correction.

You’re in the clear, OP

 

[WedgeDawg]

goodness i hope not

 

[DarknightX]

No. You don’t need 20/20 vision. I’m a negative 6 in both eyes and I just wear glasses or contacts.

 

[bushido]

genuinely curious as to where these rumors start

 

[Deleted member 750603]

You also need to be at least 6 feet tall, have your own cape, and roughly 2 to 3 super human powers

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

You also need to be at least 6 feet tall, have your own cape, and roughly 2 to 3 super human powers

Sacrifice yourself for humanity or gtfo.

 

[nlax30]

I see what you did there.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

I have 20/20 vision but I'm still a bad surgeon

 

[868651]

I have 20/20 vision but I'm still a bad surgeon

 

[raf1ki]

You also need to be at least 6 feet tall, have your own cape, and roughly 2 to 3 super human powers

Dr. Strange?

 

[Knicks17]

Pretty sure a lot of the top surgeons and surgeons I know wear glasses

 

[DoctorSwagger]

Unless you want to be a military pilot, I don’t think 20/20 is required for anything


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[DrRiker]

Followup question: is 20/20 BCVA necessary?

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Unless you want to be a military pilot, I don’t think 20/20 is required for anything


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For pilots in the Navy at least, you can have uncorrected distance visual acuity up to 20/100 as long as it’s correctable to 20/20 and near acuity that is correctable to 20/20. Applicants to flight training must have acuity no less than 20/40 correctable to 20/20 for both distance and near vision.

So even pilots don’t need 20/20 uncorrected vision.

 

[Lucca]

Without special corrective lenses my eyes shoot massive deadly laser beams, can i be a surgeon

 

[DrRiker]

Without special corrective lenses my eyes shoot massive deadly laser beams, can i be a surgeon

In fact, you can be a refractive surgeon

 

[DrMcCoyDO]

Without special corrective lenses my eyes shoot massive deadly laser beams, can i be a surgeon

I’ve heard about a group of teenagers interested in fighting crime who are looking for a leader with your exact qualifications!

 

[Princeton Medical Student]

You also need to be at least 6 feet tall, have your own cape, and roughly 2 to 3 super human powers

He said all surgeons not orthopedic surgeons.

 

[ekmf27050]

I've spoken with some surgeons who strongly prefer glasses over contacts- they have to wear eye protection for their surgeries anyways, and the glasses are usually more comfortable/fitted than the OR eye protection

Though if you get blood on your nice glasses (vs. the spares with a crooked nose piece), that would probably be a pain...

 

[868651]

No.

Also anesthesiologist are not surgeons.

I thought Anesthesiology was surgery considering how much they’re paid.

 

[theKingLT]

genuinely curious as to where these rumors start

My guess is pre-med advisors

 

[OrthoTraumaMD]

I thought Anesthesiology was surgery considering how much they’re paid.

Lol are you serious


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[dr_kateb]

I thought Anesthesiology was surgery considering how much they’re paid.

Bruh.

 

[HomeSkool]

I thought Anesthesiology was surgery considering how much they’re paid.

Leave the 20/20 vision to the surgeons. We anesthesiologists have our own specialty requirements.

 

[TypeADissection]

I can't tell if this is supposed to be a serious question. But, nah bruh. I switch between contacts and glasses depending on whether or not I need to wear loupes. A lot surgeons wear glasses. Cheers.

 

[ekmf27050]

Leave the 20/20 vision to the surgeons. We anesthesiologists have our own specialty requirements.
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It's the unicorn, isn't it?

 

[radiculating spines]

He said all surgeons not orthopedic surgeons.

Bruh you don't need good vision for ortho you need that Step score + bench press in pounds > 500.

 

[DocAdams]

Correct.