Re: Red/green eye chart

I tend to ask quite a few questions at the eye doc's office.
Especially when I was getting vision therapy, I asked all the time, but
eventually they get annoyed, I think because they think I'm questioning
the validity of what they are doing - doubting them. Also, eye docs,
in my experience, seem to always be in a hurry and I get the feeling
I'm putting them out by asking questions.

In another thread I asked about doing the refraction from a monitor
only 5 feet away. I didn't understand how he could get an accurate
result that way, especially when I was complaining of being only about
0.25D off at distance. I mentioned this and the answer was "we
compensate for that". I left it alone at that even though I wasn't
really satisfied. I'm still not, even though I was given an answer
here.

Quick wrote:

ArsenalFire wrote:
I often wonder why questions such as these are
seen so commonly in the newsgroups.

That's a rhetorical question right? Certainly
many people are intimidated in the presence
of a professional. Especially so in medical and
either don't want to risk asking what might be
considered a dumb question or don't know the
question to ask in the first place. Later you have
time to think about it, formulate the question and
ask it in the relaxed, protected, anonymous context
of a forum.

It takes some real talent to be able to instantly
guage a person's level of understanding and then
efficiently explain very complex and technical concepts
and procedures appropriately. All without detracting
from your primary job. At one extreme you're teaching
at a school and at the other you have zero bedside manner.

I think you could give a constant running commentary
on everything you do but I think it would be exhausting
and a less efficient use of your time and energy. Less
patients receiving less care. tough balancing act.

-Quick

-Quick



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