I used to have an optometrist that I loved! Dr. Vernon B. Bridges of Manhattan Beach, recommended to me by a neighbor back in 1984! During my first appointment he asked about my job, and I told him I was an optical engineer (I was back then). His eyes lit up, and he was so excited to explain absolutely everything to me. He had many cool specialty instruments -- I think he was an optometrist-geek -- and he loved to show them off! Such fun! Both lots of useful info and fabulous geeky info. Loved it!
Once, over those years, when I scheduled my usual appointment, he was on vacation or something, so I accepted an appointment with another optometrist in the same group (Dr. F). He asked about my job too, but when I told him I was an optical engineer he looked a bit freaked out, then laughed and said "well, don't ask me any technical questions!". I was quite disturbed and disappointed, and felt like leaving right then! But I put up with him, then made sure I always got my original optometrist after that.
Unfortunately for me, Dr. Bridges recently retired. And before that, he went to reduced hours, so the last time I saw him I crossed the LA basin to see him during one of the only two days, mornings only, that he was in the office. I *hate* mornings, but drove there just 'cause he was the best. *sigh*
Now I have some guy who's OK, I guess, not as bad as Dr. F, but he didn't quite get my prescription quite right on the first try. Oh well. You just don't get as lucky as I did with Dr. Bridges every time.
Maybe your doctor will *get* that you wanna be in on the technical details if you keep after her. I think a lot of doctors really don't expect patients to want to be that involved or want that level of technical detail. Maybe she'll get it after a while -- but maybe she's the Dr. F type who would prefer to not have to answer detailed questions (though I suspect his big problem was that he didn't wanna have to explain the machines he used). I hope she warms up to your detailed and geeky interest!
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Once, over those years, when I scheduled my usual appointment, he was on vacation or something, so I accepted an appointment with another optometrist in the same group (Dr. F). He asked about my job too, but when I told him I was an optical engineer he looked a bit freaked out, then laughed and said "well, don't ask me any technical questions!". I was quite disturbed and disappointed, and felt like leaving right then! But I put up with him, then made sure I always got my original optometrist after that.
Unfortunately for me, Dr. Bridges recently retired. And before that, he went to reduced hours, so the last time I saw him I crossed the LA basin to see him during one of the only two days, mornings only, that he was in the office. I *hate* mornings, but drove there just 'cause he was the best. *sigh*
Now I have some guy who's OK, I guess, not as bad as Dr. F, but he didn't quite get my prescription quite right on the first try. Oh well. You just don't get as lucky as I did with Dr. Bridges every time.
Maybe your doctor will *get* that you wanna be in on the technical details if you keep after her. I think a lot of doctors really don't expect patients to want to be that involved or want that level of technical detail. Maybe she'll get it after a while -- but maybe she's the Dr. F type who would prefer to not have to answer detailed questions (though I suspect his big problem was that he didn't wanna have to explain the machines he used). I hope she warms up to your detailed and geeky interest!