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Re:In Asia, short-sightedness is becoming ubiquitous by epgui on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:32AM (#31735094)
PS.: ophtalmology residency candidates compete for an absurdly small number of seats in Canada/US, so an ophtalmologist’s opinion on optometrists should be weighed relatively heavily (they’re very smart folks). Commenter is being very humble.
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Re:In Asia, short-sightedness is becoming ubiquitous by User23 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @08:32PM (#31761202)
Imagine doing surgery on a pile of wet tissue paper is how I’ve heard retinal surgery described. I’m no expert, but I’d bet it’s even more challenging than most brain surgeries.
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