[nfbwatlk] eye exams for doctors

[Mary Ellen]

Debbie,

You're absolutely right!  I wasn't completely clear in my response.  I was
reacting to the suggestion that all doctors, not just radiologists, be
required to pass an eye exam.  If they keep it to those who read X-rays and
other such visual diagnostics, until there's a viable alternative that
doesn't require eyesight, I'm fine with vision exams.  I'm not fine with an
overly broad requirement for all physicians to be able to see.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of debby phillips
Sent: March 29, 2012 12:53 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List; list at cfb.ca
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] eye exams for doctors

Mary Ellen, I think that's all well and good for certain types of
physicians, but a radiologist?  That's their main job to look at x rays, and
mammmography screenings, etc.  That isn't something that you can touch to
know.  I would have no trouble going to a blind physician if he/she was an
internal medicine doc, a family practice doc, or something like that.  But
I'd be upset if I found out that a radiologist who had impaired vision had
read and mis-diagnosed breast cancer that I had, if that were ever to
happen.  Now if some technology is invented that would make a "sound" for x
rays and mammography screens, that would be different.  I'm not ready nor
are trucks equipped, for blind truck drivers on the road yet, either.  We do
need to use some 
common sense here.    Peace,    Debby

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