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If you're blind in one eye, can you still become an ophthalmologist?
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Sure.: An ophthalmologist can practice surgical and/or medical ophthalmology. There is no requirement for an ophthalmologist to have depth perception (which would require the use of two eyes).
Answered 4/17/2013
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Would be tough: I suppose anything is possible but it would be difficult to perform a proper dilated exam since proper depth perception and "stereopsis" is necessary for this and is impossible with one eye. Surgery would also be very challenging. Still, sometimes with time people are able to adjust to the use of one eye and can do remarkable things.
Answered 4/24/2015
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