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r/Ophthalmology is a subreddit with 18k 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?"
23 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What do you use for patients who can't sit still for a full eye exam?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Can we talk about how unprofessional and exploitative the ABO oral board exam process is?"
3 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "With the recent cataract cuts, how feasible is it to simply "just do premiums" in this economy?"
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Part time work in ophthalmology"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Join us to hear Dr. Warren Hill (Hill-RBF calculator inventor) discuss IOL calculations! Free Webinar Tuesday 04/15 9pm EST (link in Bio)"
1 post
#7
News
: "2026 Medicare cuts to ophthalmology"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Ophthalmology
#1
Ophthalmology
: "2026 Medicare cuts to Ophthalmology"
30 posts
#2
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:"
15 posts
#3
Surgery
: "OD here- question about RD Surgery"
9 posts
#4
Cataract
: "To remove the Cataract, the surgeon must first..."
7 posts
#5
Retina
: "PRP, 3 Mirror Advice, and Medical Retina"
6 posts
#6
Lens
: "Question about used panretinal Lens"
5 posts
#7
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."
5 posts
#8
Ophthalmologist
: "why does the Gen Z Ophthalmologist not want to repair the nasolacrimal duct obstrution?"
4 posts
#9
Phaco
: "New JAMA viewpoint on moving Phaco to office setting"
4 posts
#10
Lasik
: "Lasik.com response to recent post-Lasik suicide"
4 posts
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