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(for anyone confused, he's guessing her prescription)

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[-] sober_monk@lemmy.world 226 points 1 month ago

FYI, Dr. Glaucomflecken is an ophthalmologist and has a YouTube channel full of medical comedy bits. I'd link it but I'm too tired from writing and triple-checking "Glaucomflecken" and "ophthalmologist".

[-] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago
[-] sober_monk@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Thank you! Yay, teamwork makes the fediverse go 'round!

[-] CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m a doctor and every time I write ophthalmologist I’m surprised at how many H’s there are and where they end up.

[-] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Phenolphthalein is a similar experience, as a chemist

So strange to surround a T with H's like that

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Of you could just not worry about it in any language that spells words sensibly. It's fenolftalein where I live.

[-] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

As if my brain will let me misspell stuff, ever

[-] CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Bless your heart, chemistry made me despise our reality and how it works.

[-] sober_monk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I know, right? At least it's not otorhinolaryngology.

[-] CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Oh you mean ENT? I refuse to acknowledge the existence of any other term for the specialty.

[-] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 26 points 1 month ago

He's awesome. And hes doing real activism for the fucked up US medical system.

[-] Manalith@midwest.social 21 points 1 month ago

Is his name genuinely that close to Glaucoma or is it a "stage" name. If real, I think that's wild he chose to become an ophthalmologist.

[-] colforge@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

It’s a stage name. His real name is Will Flanary and Glaucomflecken is a medical term:

Glaucomflecken are small, gray-white spots that form on the front layer of the eye’s natural lens. They are the physical scars left behind when the eye has suffered a sudden, severe spike in internal pressure, typically due to an episode of acute angle-closure glaucoma.

[-] RidderSport@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

Flecken is German for spots. Glaukomflecken just means glaucoma spots.

[-] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

Oh shit, I know that channel and didn’t pick up who it was until your comment made me look closer at his profile picture. He’s pretty damn funny with healthcare relevant comedy.

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I totally understand. Nice work on those words, especially if you’re on your phone.

[-] sober_monk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Appreciate your appreciation ❤️

[-] prole 4 points 1 month ago

With a name like "Glaucomaflecken," he was destined to become an opthalmologist.

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[-] varjen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

He also has an eyeball themed podcast called Knock Knock, Hi.

[-] sober_monk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] varjen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The feed says Knock Knock, Hi! but some episodes are titled Knock Knock, Eye.

[-] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

I'm apparently already subscribed to him, but looks like he mostly does shorts...? I've avoided those things like the plague...

I want to watch his videos but don't really want to open the Pandora box that is shorts, trying to make me scroll forever until I'm brain dead

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