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WoFlowz
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Anyone on here a ophthalmologist or know what it would take to become one? Sorry for the shit thread I’m digging deep in a rabbit hole rn
Jul 29 2021 12:39AM
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elcheapo
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What do they do
Jul 29 2021 12:48AM
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WoFlowz
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Eye doctor. Specifically mine cute my cornea open and shined extremely bright lights in it then cut a 4x4mm square out of it then pour chlorine drops in it to kill a infection then prescribed that alone with many other expensive eye drops that hurt like shit and killed all the tissue in the center of my cornea
Jul 29 2021 12:54AM
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WoFlowz
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WoFlowzEye doctor. Specifically mine cute my cornea open and shined extremely bright lights in it then cut a 4x4mm square out of it then pour chlorine drops in it to kill a infection then prescribed that alone with many other expensive eye drops that hurt like shit and killed all the tissue in the center of my cornea


He and she were both very nice and as gentle as possible and ultimately helped get ride of a very rare infection I got last spring but. I just wanna know what’d I’d have to do schooling wise and other stuff to do this/reasearch stuff like that for a living to prevent people from going through what I went through
Jul 29 2021 12:55AM
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Jems
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WoFlowzHe and she were both very nice and as gentle as possible and ultimately helped get ride of a very rare infection I got last spring but. I just wanna know what’d I’d have to do schooling wise and other stuff to do this/reasearch stuff like that for a living to prevent people from going through what I went through

At least like 8 years of school and a large number of mental breakdowns
Jul 29 2021 1:00AM
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ASSholebomber22
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How stoked are you on math and at least 8 years of school after you grad HS
Jul 29 2021 1:03AM
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r00kie
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JemsAt least like 8 years of school and a large number of mental breakdowns


Plus decades of reaearch if you want a chanve at changing a procedure that has been standard practice for seemingly forever.
Jul 29 2021 7:31AM
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Butterytips69
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Yeah if you can’t pass algebra 1 probs won’t make it as an eye doctor…
Jul 29 2021 8:20AM
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Jems
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Butterytips69Yeah if you can’t pass algebra 1 probs won’t make it as an eye doctor…

kind of stupid because i feel like no doctor needs to know anything over college algebra
Jul 29 2021 9:16AM
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WoFIowz
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WoFlowzAnyone on here a ophthalmologist or know what it would take to become one? Sorry for the shit thread I’m digging deep in a rabbit hole rn

Well an ophthalmologist actually requires a degree in medicine first. Different than an optometrist. Also highly competitive so good luck. Med school is the first step.
Jul 29 2021 9:30AM
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danbrown
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Jemskind of stupid because i feel like no doctor needs to know anything over college algebra


the sentiment there is that if you're unable to pass a basic high school math course the odds of you entering and succeeding in a specialized medical field are basically zero. he didn't mean that a doctor would need to know how to solve 3x + 4 = 16
Jul 29 2021 9:32AM
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WoFlowz
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I passed algebra, with a 73 but yeah I get what ur saying. Thanks
Jul 29 2021 10:07AM
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ASSholebomber22
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Jemskind of stupid because i feel like no doctor needs to know anything over college algebra


I feel like any doctor I'd want to see should have an understanding of biomechanics and statistics. Also, how light is manipulated by corrective lenses and the lens of the eye is literally all math that is beyond college algebra.
Jul 29 2021 10:56AM
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ASSholebomber22
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BiffbarfI feel like any doctor I'd want to see should have an understanding of biomechanics and statistics. Also, how light is manipulated by corrective lenses and the lens of the eye is literally all math that is beyond college algebra.


Also literally anything to do with fluid flow like air intake, blood circulation, medication, or anything that involves rates of change etc involves calculus
Jul 29 2021 11:01AM
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WoFIowz
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danbrownthe sentiment there is that if you're unable to pass a basic high school math course the odds of you entering and succeeding in a specialized medical field are basically zero. he didn't mean that a doctor would need to know how to solve 3x + 4 = 16

Depends if op is stupid or lazy. If he's lazy there is hope. I know plenty of people who were average C students in HS who excelled in college by actually trying.
Jul 29 2021 11:20AM
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PacificRimJob
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Can't be that hard... fuckin Rand Paul as dumb as he is is one...

Though He's not board certified (unless you mean the board that he made up himself) so maybe it actually is pretty hard haha.
Jul 29 2021 11:25AM
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MiIfHunter
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DingoSeanCan't be that hard... fuckin Rand Paul as dumb as he is is one...

Though He's not board certified (unless you mean the board that he made up himself) so maybe it actually is pretty hard haha.


Brutha I dunno it’s like u want the j- land to yourself
Jul 29 2021 11:43AM
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eheath
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danbrownthe sentiment there is that if you're unable to pass a basic high school math course the odds of you entering and succeeding in a specialized medical field are basically zero. he didn't mean that a doctor would need to know how to solve 3x + 4 = 16


x = 4 boom, am I a doctor now?
Jul 29 2021 11:46AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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I like Opthalmasaurus


Jul 29 2021 11:50AM
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HaydenB
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Been one for years. This is me.
Jul 30 2021 10:39PM
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elcheapo
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Become a political and when your president of the United States fire everyone and replace them with members of this forum, we will run this country tge way it should be run and get rich too of course
Jul 31 2021 12:56AM
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ColoradoDogfart
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Woflowz I’m not trying to be a dick here but considering how much you complain about even an algebra 1 class I’m not sure med school is gonna be your thing, which is totally fine sinse I don’t think 99% of normal ass people could go through it. However if your actually serious start doing research and talk to your guidance counselor
Jul 31 2021 12:03PM
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WoFlowz
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HypeBeastDepends if op is stupid or lazy. If he's lazy there is hope. I know plenty of people who were average C students in HS who excelled in college by actually trying.


No I tried and got extra help and still barely passed the class
Aug 1 2021 8:54PM
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OregonDead
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WoFlowzNo I tried and got extra help and still barely passed the class


use those same strategies to get into med school. Kids in my class barely passed school and are now MDs . If you barely pass all the right tests they totally will let you be a doctor
Aug 1 2021 10:10PM
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WoFIowz
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OregonDeaduse those same strategies to get into med school. Kids in my class barely passed school and are now MDs . If you barely pass all the right tests they totally will let you be a doctor

I literally just came here to say this lol. So aggravating right haha. I know quite a few garbage students in HS who eventually went on to be doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, engineers, executives, etc. It is surprising how much of academia is effort and study habits and how little is actually baseline intelligence. If you really want something op, go for it. The passion will drive you through those parts of school that make you want to quit or change majors. If ur smoking weed or drinking now, stop and wait until you're older; that fucks up a developing mind.

As long as you have good enough grades to get into a university, which is C's for a lot, then you'll be fine. Once you get there, go balls to the walls, busting ass all day and night to get good grades and your degree.
Aug 1 2021 10:39PM
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Mingg
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WoFlowzNo I tried and got extra help and still barely passed the class


There’s a girl I went to high school with. She was a year ahead of me and we were in the same chemistry class initially. She ended up doing poorly and dropped down into a more basic chemistry. She also struggled in math and was in my level math classes as an older student. It just didn’t click for her. I lost touch with her over the years but she must have worked her mother fucking ass off because she just got her PHD in a subspecialty of biochemical sciences.


People learn differently and at different paces. Don’t let that discourage you from pursuing something you’re interested or passionate in. It is incredible how passion and the subsequent motivation can change your performance in an area you might not have previously “succeeded” in.
Aug 1 2021 11:05PM
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arnie_grape
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ophthalmologists are quacks I've had iritis a couple times and they just go yeah nothing really causes it just comes out of nowhere, take these drops once an hour every day and come sit in my waiting room for three hours a week so i can tell you your eye is still red

thanks doc
Oct 22 2021 2:07AM
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ski93
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It depends if you count residency or not. Here in Canada it will take 8 years from high school graduation to completing medical school. After that a residency will take approx. 5 years. I think if that's what you want to do, you should definitely try. It sound like you're motivated from their ability to help you. You can use that as fuel to carry you through school. My friend made it through medical school and is currently on his last year of a pediatrics residency. For his case, he's very talented at school. He got a 4.0 in honors chem + undergrad research etc. etc. while not studying his ass off. My sister in law retook the MCAT three times and got in. She studied all day and puts in lots of extra work including taking some courses over in her undergrad to boost her GPA and paying for multiple prep courses. My point is I've seen people with less natural talent get in through sheer motivation. If you need to put in extra effort for classes now, I wouldn't let it discourage you. You will definitely need algebra to do well in college. Math just builds on itself and the things you don't learn properly will come back to haunt you. Find others who are trying to get into medical school and study together. Hope it helps a bit.
Oct 25 2021 12:22AM
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ChadThundercock
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Had one of these guys dig out a chalazion from my eyelid. He was a true saint. That shit was NOT going away.

look up chalazion drainage if you want the stomach churning pictures of what the simple procedure looks like.
Oct 25 2021 12:51AM
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MiIfHunter
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ChadThundercockHad one of these guys dig out a chalazion from my eyelid. He was a true saint. That shit was NOT going away.

look up chalazion drainage if you want the stomach churning pictures of what the simple procedure looks like.


U get fart in ur eye?
Oct 25 2021 2:58PM
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Skibumsmith
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Jemskind of stupid because i feel like no doctor needs to know anything over college algebra


I know nothing about ophthalmology but you're gonna need trig and calc at the very least for the undergraduate physics classes. Understanding lenses and how light bounces of shit is probably pretty important.

Side note the university of utah has a pretty good program I think.
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