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Finally! Now we lay people can pretend we're understanding more of the nitty gritty 😂 But seriously, you do a great job explaining things & this will certainly help the rest of us

Oh I have a question! I've always found the science around medicine and the body super interesting, but I could never actually work in the field since everything grosses me out. So I've ended up doing medical adjacent background paperwork stuff (I'm not the business bro though lol). But is there anything about the eye that grosses you out about the eye? Like a surgery or condition that gives you the ick?

How can you have one eye bloodshot while the other one is normal?

Regarding screen time, does closing your eyes for 20 seconds do the same thing as looking away?

Why does ankylosing spondylitis cause uveitis? Did the uveitis itself or the steroid drop treatment cause my temporary glaucoma?

How does one become a Jonathan (Opthalmologist's scribe)? Love your content. I'm a non medical listener. Thank you for keeping my 1 hour commute interesting!

So you’re turning Eye Balls into Eggs, to unscramble the mess they’ve gotten themselves into 🥚👀…… ⚛️☮️🌏

Eyeball comedy. When I explain my NAION I tell people it starts with having a small disc in the back of the eye. I always enunciate carefully when I say this. "It's a small DISC. Dissssc. I have a small disc." That usually gets 'em laughing while I explain the rest of the condition.

I was diagnosed 6 months ago with Herpes and I was at the middle of a very painful outbreak that I kept waiting to get better. All gratitude to Dr Igudia on CZcams for his positive contribution towards helping me. If the world has more doctors like you, it will be a better place. Am grateful doc

Albinism update: Paralympic swimmer and bronze medalist Colleen Young has albinism! Just watched her take the bronze for USA today.

By the way ... Are all eyeballs the same size? Exactly? Always?

As soon as you said it, I just kept imagining cracking the eyeball open like an egg 😂

OHMYGOSH!!! You are talking about corneal transplant surgery! My ophthalmologist is going to do a partial thickness corneal transplant on the INSIDE of my right eye, AND YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IT!!! So excited!!!!!! She's already done a PTK to the outside of that eye. The left eye needs similar work. I'm a veteran, and my eyes were damaged when I was in the Navy. This is so-oo-oo-o exciting!!!

You asked for an eye doctor story. Well here goes. I have only had my eyes dilated once in my life, despite having many eye appointments. When I was in the 4th grade, I had one appointment where they did the drops. After the appointment, they told my mother I needed glasses and that, after I got used to them, they would help with headaches. We got the glasses and for a couple months I tried to get used to them. Unfortunately, they kept giving me headaches instead of preventing them. I'd have to remove them no matter how long I waited tried to get used to them. We went back to the doctor and discovered there had been a rather frustrating mistake. Turns out my vision was perfectly normal, they had somehow messed up the measurements due to the eyedrops, and I sailed on my merry way with no glasses at all. Later as a teenager, I was diagnosed with migraines which accounted for the headaches and last time I got my eyes check, I was only off by 1/2 a point, probably because I'm in my mid thirties and coming up to that reading glasses stage.

Could you talk about ICL surgery? That would be amazing (-11 prescription)

This was amazingly informative. Thank you very much <3

Finally!! We've been saying get one for at least a year! 😂😅😂❤ Congrats!

Quick question, this has nothing to do with eyes, so you have really nice curly hair, and you've mentioned your past cancer and having treatment, is your curly hair a by product of chemo, called chemo curls? or have you always had curly hair? Btw I've emailed you before about possible topics, one of them being astrohyalosis. Tell me what you think, about that for a topic either on starry eyes or knockknockhi .

Love your content! I have had a multitude of eye surgeries. I have a 13 mm and 14 mm eye. Finding a lens to use for my cataract surgery back in the 2012 timeframe was difficult! I had some pretty interesting glaucoma surgeries in the past!

As a trans guy: If you can't make your own, store bought is fine.

Why do your eyes spin when you are drunk? And does spinning in the opposite direction reduce the spinning?

This was cool! I've had strabismus surgery, and something I thought was neat is that they can do adjustable sutures so that they can fine-tune it afterwards. I didn't need them, which I'm kind of relieved about because it sounds like an unnerving experience, but it's also pretty cool that they can do that. Having the double vision go away (or at least go way down) really does make a huge difference! I really appreciate the pediatric opthalmology department (They're the ones who see adult strabismus patients too, at least where I'm at) And also - shout out to Orthoptics people, I didn't know they existed until I was dealing with the strabismus stuff, but they all seemed very friendly and helpful and all the tools they use are pretty cool looking, even if they do make my eyes sore 😅

How and why does Plaquenil affect the eye? Are there other drugs that can impact vision, like Prednisone?

Alas, I have no eyeball models. I do have a model heart that was purchased a few Octobers ago and summarily covered in uneven red fabric paint to simulate a real heart which I now keep on my shelf, but if you would like it for your cardiologist character the paint is easy to clean off. XD

Thank goodness for ortho bros. I broke my ankle a few years ago. My surgeon was so kind and fixed me right up. Man, I really appreciate him. 😊

Seeing my doc today. Hoping for good pressure readings after my surgery. Hoping to avoid drops.

I love the eyeball model!!!

"Come on, join us!" .... "Jooooin Uuussss!" ... O_o? Night of the Living Ophthalmologists vibes?

Room for comedy in retinal surgery is part of vitreous humor?

Yes! Finally an eyeball prop! And the eyeball pillow on the chair is cool. 👀 *I was able to watch my Mom's second cataract surgery, they had it on camera for us in a little room next to a big window into the operating room. It was really interesting! My sister, a L & D nurse for 25 years, could not watch!😅 *You should have an opthalmologist specializing in surgeries you don't do, as one of your guests. *I did have laser surgery for a large retinal year. It was crazy! 🤯

Applying to med school in hopes of becoming an ophthalmologist! 🫡

Oh, new episode!

Most importantly, since your hand touched your non sterile hair, did you redo your entire pre surgical scrub routine?

You’re such a delightful person and a dedicated doctor, you are truly an inspiration Dr Igudia, I’m finally free from herpes simplex virus😊 stay blessed sir I’m so happy to came across your CZcams channel

Octopus is actually really tasty, but it has a kind of anti-intuitive cooking requirement to be so. Really good, though, especially skewered and grilled! One of my favorite sushi restaurants does that in addition to their octopus nigiri.

I thought this said a cornmeal abrasion… also possible. I had my kid hit me directly in the eye with a board book and gave me a concussion as a toddler. Didn’t think it was possible in my pre parent naive days.

Did you do that just recently? Or way back in residency?

Ahh, Monday.... can't trust that day. 😂 But yeah, part of it is wanting to enjoy the weekend, but part of it is also that so many of us are flat broke with no insurance (THAT familiar song and dance) and the regular doctor's office isn't open on the weekend and while the ER would be open, it would also be crowded with "actual" emergencies like stab wounds or something and the thought process is very Rural Medicine of "welp, I'm not bleeding out and my eye is still in my head, I'll just get some eye drops and wait for the weekday morning to call for an appointment". (Apply as needed to every medical problem less severe than a fully broken arm or leg bone or a sucking chest wound, because $2k just to be seen by the ER isn't doable for most people.)

I dont know why but ortho just being "I really like bones" but also being super smart so he can focus on the bones is so funny to me lol. That noggin is locked in on bones

I was 27 and was having my tonsils removed. As this was my first surgery I was of course not wanting to bare my all to the staff. I had 4 nurses hovering over me and I said "I came in wearing this gown and I expect to be still wearing it when I wake up." Once I started waking up in recovery I was wrapped up like a cocoon. I started feeling around for the gown to make sure I was still wearing it - It wasn't there. They finally come to unwrap me out of the 8 sheets I was wrapped in and when they got to the fifth sheet there was my gown. I learned that day you don't ever say anything like that to the nurses because they will go out of their way just to mess with you. They had their fun at my expense and I tell it to the doc before the operation. They all get a kick out of it and have a good laugh over it. It's a good ice breaker before surgery

You should look into contacting Pete Gustin the blind surfer/skater/voice actor!

Presro x glauco we're living in the future we've always dreamed of

Hello lovely Glaucomcasters. Your charming guest talked a bit about ADHD which has inspired a guest idea. Perhaps try Mom on the Spectrum or one of the many Autistic CZcamsrs out there. I have ASD tend to think of ADHD as part of the neurodivergent family. It's sort of like seeing a cousin at a health advocacy family reunion. Perhaps you could do an episode with an neurodivergent parent raising neurodivergent children about how to make kids more comfortable at eye appointments. Learning all around. Cheers

I saw a hand doctor who works in Ortho today. He's the most amazing man in the world to be able to take a hand apart and then put it back together and then to have it work perfectly, pain-free. Now that I'm 69, I have a much greater respect for you doctors. I used to work in research with doctors, and 10 percent were as good as you guys.

Professionalism: in the ancient times, you couldn't advertise your medical center. You couldn't have a professional web page. Now, the hospital and clinic has a website and all my personal information from my chart has been stolen, along with my payment information. Let's talk about professionalism. They're offering a free membership to Experion to watch out for identity theft. How dare they do that to a medical student.

I love dad. I know it's weird.

Dad is cool. You gotta show up.

wow when worlds collide, presro and dr. glaucomflecken, love both of you guys

I'm so hyped for this!!! was just thinking the other day how great a collab between y'all would be

As a nurse, I certainly enjoyed this video. Looking forward to more!