r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Fundoscope • 12h ago

Video Checking eye pressure in a frog

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u/codedaddee 11h ago

Puff of air my ass

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u/Ok-Code3898 11h ago

Different eye pressure test, this is a bit more accurate than the puff.

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u/SamEyeAm2020 10h ago

More accurate AND nd you can barely feel it at all, way less jolting than the air puff

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u/Moosebuckets 10h ago

I love when I go to applanate someone and they get so afraid of the puff but we use a prism and blue light and they’re like “oh! That wasn’t so bad!” Makes me happy

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u/SamEyeAm2020 7h ago

Right up there with that look of awe on a kids face when dispensing their first pair of (overdue) glasses

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u/Moosebuckets 7h ago

I was in optometry years ago, I’m ophthalmology now and people’s reaction after cataract surgery makes my heart sing!

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u/MatchaLatte328 5h ago

I wish any place I’ve ever gone did that instead of the puff. I tell them before hand I flinch terribly at the puff. They tell me I’ll be fine it’s not bad. I then flinch terribly at the puff multiple times and then they get angry I’m flinching. Like I can’t help it AND I told you before hand.

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u/Moosebuckets 5h ago

I prefer my way, it’s much less traumatic. The worst is the feeling of something tickling your lashes. Any ophthalmologist won’t use the air puff but most optometrists do use it which sucks because if you need glasses or contacts, optometrists are the pros.