Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley OFFERED: Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Cataract Surgery > I thought you might like to see what happens during cataract surgery. > These are from 2001 so techniques and equipment might have changed. > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149497480 > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149497481 > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149497490 > > Don't look if needles in eyes make you squeemish! Hi Tina, Well it doesn't matter what surgery one photographs, or watches. It usually looks worse than what you feel. I've never felt squeamish in the OR at any time as I'm always in awe of what these "medical magicians" :-) do in saving our lives in so many situations and fixin' us when we're broke! I don't know about in the earlier days of cataract surgery. But both of my eyes were fixed at separate times as it's rare both eyes are done at the same time, even though I'm near blind in the right eye.. And I was awake and talking with the surgeon all the time. Fascinating !!! :-) It's almost as interesting as shooting the medical team pop a new heart valve in after taking the old one out! Or knee replacement. Hips are really cool, man it's wild when the surgeon is basically using a sledge hammer and whacking a chisel sometimes! :-) If you haven't shot any medical OR photography and are concerned about how you will feel........... DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND MERELY RE-ACT TO THE "IMAGE RELATIONSHIP!" Put all thoughts out of your head that it's a human being under the covering sheets! You are the photographer! ERGO! Act like one and take the picture moments! Many on the LUG have copies of my coffee table size medical books that illustrate what using a Leica is all about, via available light with nary a thought than..........."when the little red light comes on you go "click!" :-) Of course it has to obviously look like a cool image. If not the books, there are some samples on my webpage TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM so you can have a peek! :-) cheers, Dr.ted :-)