Things are going much better since the first day. My tasks are kind of limited since I can't really examine patients' eyes with confidence. Basically, I: perform all new-patient H and Ps, fill out surgical paperwork for patients getting an elective operation (mostly cataracts), do admission orders/paperwork for urgent surgical cases, and dilate eyes.
Yesterday was a lot of fun. I got to work with a photographer doing retinal angiograms (photographs of the eye's blood vessels using fluorescein, a dye) all afternoon. Only an MD can give intravenous fluorescein injections, and since the ophthalmology residents had to see the patients in clinic, I got to do all the dye injections. It also helped me to brush up on my phlebotomy skills (which were limited to the two times my classmates and I drew blood on each other during MS1). Retinal angiography occurs every Monday and Thursday, so I'll be getting a lot of experience. Plus, even though it isn't radiology procedure, the anatomy is interesting to me and gives me a taste of what's to come during residency.
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Glad you are having a great experience so far! Remind me how you ended up in an opthamology clinic?