Wearing the indirect with glasses

[golgi]

Ok so I'm about a -2D myope OU and never wear glasses or contacts because of discomfort,etc...I figure everything I do is near work so its never been a huge issue. Working at the slit lamp is no problem but I'm wondering if I'm putting myself at a disadvantage when using the indirect without glasses or contacts. I majorly suck at Optics so to all you optics whizzes out there - will wearing -2D glasses/contacts enhance my viewing through the indirect ophthalmoscope or will it not really make that much of a difference??

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[orbitsurgMD]

Ok so I'm about a -2D myope OU and never wear glasses or contacts because of discomfort,etc...I figure everything I do is near work so its never been a huge issue. Working at the slit lamp is no problem but I'm wondering if I'm putting myself at a disadvantage when using the indirect without glasses or contacts. I majorly suck at Optics so to all you optics whizzes out there - will wearing -2D glasses/contacts enhance my viewing through the indirect ophthalmoscope or will it not really make that much of a difference??

Some indirects are compensated at the eyepieces (not adjustable, though). Those that are glazed, the portable lightweight spectacle models, can have add compensated in the attached spectacles/inserts. You wouldn't need that.

As long as you don't have any significant astigmatism or anisometropia, you will be fine without glasses with your Rx.