The operating room, or “OR”, is often thought of as a glamorous place, and in many ways it is. Lives are changed there. Senses are restored. Hearts are brought back to life. Organs are moved from one person to another. But let’s face it– for a medical student, it can occasionally be rather unglamorous. Sometimes […]
The Body Shop & A New Pair of Lenses
These days I’m on a 2-week ophthalmology elective, which has shown me that there is some truth to the saying that the eyes are a window into the ‘soul,’ meaning in this context that the health of the eyes is often reflective of the health of the rest of the body. Apart from the potentially […]
