Vision requirement

[I love dogs27]

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[LunaOri]

Psych, IM, IM subspecialties, PM&R, maybe anesthesiology. Surgical fields, pathology, and radiology all require good eyesight.

 

[I love dogs27]

Psych, IM, IM subspecialties, PM&R, maybe anesthesiology. Surgical fields, pathology, and radiology all require good eyesight.

What about primary care? (Peds, family medicine etc.)

 

[LunaOri]

In peds, you have to look in little ears a lot…. I think you will have to talk to people in the specialties that interest you, and ask whether they know anyone with low vision in that specialty.

 

[Sandman23]

All the specialties I can think of were listed by LunaOri. But aye, bioinformatics honestly kinda a stacked move

 

[wysdoc]

In peds, you have to look in little ears a lot…. I think you will have to talk to people in the specialties that interest you, and ask whether they know anyone with low vision in that specialty.

They'll just look through the otoscope with their functional eye.
Any surgical specialty requires depth perception, which you really don't have with monocular vision.
Nonsurgical fields should be available to you

 

[I love dogs27]

Thank you guys for the replies and support! It’s nice to hear that there are specialties I can do! I was really worried my vision would stop me from being able to become a physician. I really want to inspire people like me, and show them that it’s possible!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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