What is perfection? | am730

There are many perfectionists in the hospital working environment who strive for perfection in everything. Whether it is a large or small operation in the operating room or the process of wound care in the ward, everyone always hopes to make things perfect.

The pursuit of perfection is an endless chase. Whether a restaurant is perfect or not may start from the layout outside the door, to the interior decoration, menu design, and waiter uniforms, all of which can be rated one by one. However, as a restaurant, the most important thing is the food. Become one of many ratings. It is popular among modern people to crawl online and read the reviews of different users in order to find the “best” one. Some people even think that the process of medical treatment should be like this. Choose the best doctor, use the best materials, and perform the most perfect surgery. But unfortunately, this is not the case in medicine in reality.

Recently, I was asked a question by a senior professor at a seminar discussing cataract surgery.

“Forrest Gump, you said that today’s technology can scan the eyes to determine how much aberration the eyes have (aberration, which refers to the image error caused by the refraction of light through the eyes). Well, there are so many artificial lenses now. Each has different aberration reduction functions, which one is the best? “What kind of result is perfect?”

The professor is very knowledgeable and always hits the mark when asking questions.

The history of the intraocular lens used in cataract surgery is only a few decades. It has developed from a glass piece with a uniform power and cannot be folded to today with different powers. It can even correct astigmatism, reduce presbyopia, foldable, and non-foldable lenses. Spherical intraocular lens. This period of history illustrates the process of human pursuit of perfect vision.

“Professor like this, technology can undoubtedly help doctors choose the most suitable intraocular lens according to the patient’s eye shape, but we all know that whether the final outcome is perfect or not does not depend on the doctor, but on the patient’s subjective feeling. “I tried to answer: “Intraocular lenses are only one part of cataract surgery. As we age, the shape of our eyes will continue to change, and the data measured today may become inaccurate in 5 to 10 years. One has just been done. If a cataract surgery patient can leave the clinic happily, I believe he has completed a pretty perfect surgery!”

Just like when we were young, we chose sneakers. Some people like to choose brands, while others are fans of Sanjian. As we age, our feet grow and the size of sneakers we need changes accordingly. The happiest time for people who buy sneakers is when they wear new sneakers and take to the streets. But who can keep a pair of new sneakers for a lifetime?