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r/Ophthalmology is a subreddit with 19k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size, and has high activity.
This is a forum for professional-level discussion between and amongst ophthalmologists and ophthalmology trainees. Optometrists, ophthalmic photographers, and other allied eyecare health professionals are welcome to join discussions as well.
This is NOT a forum for questions about your own eye condition, or that of your relatives or friends. For those, try r/eyetriage (but even then, please contact your own ophthalmologist or optometrist, as medical advice without an exam is unethical).
Popular Themes in r/Ophthalmology
#1
Advice Requests
: "possible rare Von Hippel-Lindau disease?"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What do you use for patients who can't sit still for a full eye exam?"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Can we talk about how unprofessional and exploitative the ABO oral board exam process is?"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Is income potential higher in more urban areas?"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Part time work in ophthalmology"
1 post
#6
News
: "2026 Medicare cuts to ophthalmology"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ophthalmology
#1
Ophthalmology
: "2026 Medicare cuts to Ophthalmology"
34 posts
#2
Vision
: "Probable Ozempic related loss of Vision: 65 yo M 20/70 OD loss of Vision 2 mos ago. Now 2 day 20/40 OS loss of Vision. Stable cardiac history. Negative embolic and arteritic work up. Increasing Ozempic dosage over last 5 months."
24 posts
#3
Surgery
: "OD here- question about RD Surgery"
10 posts
#4
Cataract
: "Star like Cataract"
7 posts
#5
Glaucoma
: "Can someone in Glaucoma explain why they love Glaucoma/chose Glaucoma over other fields?"
6 posts
#6
Eye
: "The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to c. 1550 BC. This is the remedy’s for Eye diseases:"
5 posts
#7
Lens
: "Question about used panretinal Lens"
5 posts
#8
Residency
: "I'm going to start my Residency in a few months and I've started using the AAO PowerPoints and so far I'm loving them. But am I supposed to also study from them or just use them as a source for explanation? Is there a textbook you guys recommend I should use alongside these presentations?"
5 posts
#9
Phaco
: "New JAMA viewpoint on moving Phaco to office setting"
4 posts
#10
Eye Drops
4 posts
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