arden strander post #3

For the second week at my internship, I shadowed Dr. Ross. It was interesting to see the differences in how each doctor performs certain procedures. I watched Dr. Ross do numerous injections as well as laser surgery. I also learned how they test the retina with a flicker test and the macula with a VEP test. It’s been a very interesting experience seeing how each patient handles their own situations differently, whether it’s being over percautios with the amount of numbing drops that go into their eye before an injection, to not even being phased by the painful lasers going into their eyes. Also, it was very neat seeing how a doctors office runs and how tightly scheduled the doctors are each day. With that being said, i’ve grown a new respect for doctors and how their offices run because they truly do not get even a second of a break. They see patient after patient and treat each with the same great respect and care no matter who the patient  is, or how exhausted they must be.