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Aug 2018
1h 23m

Ophthalmology (EYES) with Reid Wainess

ALIE WARD
About this episode
75% of adult Americans have wonky vision of some kind, your host included. Longtime pal and real-life eye surgeon, Dr. Reid Wainess answers all the questions that you never bring up during appointments. He and Alie chat about how eyes are just little cameras in your skull, glasses vs. contacts, Lasik, why we cry, some boggling ER stories, how marijuana effec ... Show More
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