CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

James Rhandal S. Reboredo, LPT, MD Year Level II

Rotation: Ophthalmology Dates of Rotation:

December 2023

INSIGHTS

Ophthalmology is one of my waterloos in medical school simply because I did not

have the interest for it. I regret that I put less effort in learning this discipline because it
obviously affected my practice on top of the reason that ophthalmology is generally difficult to
address because equipment to help you diagnose patients are not accessible to all practitioners.
An ophthalmoscope is going to cause you a fortune so being resourceful is key; family
medicine helped me with this. Just recently I learned digital tonometry as taught by my senior
residents. My rotation at CVMC Ophthalmology was something that I value so much. In such
small period of time I was with the team, I learned an enormous amount of knowledge. I was
able to understand some of its difficult areas because of the very approachable and willing
residents. I know that I may sound like a broken record, but because of this very fruitful
rotation their very inviting work-life balance, I am considering Ophthalmology as second
specialty. What I appreciate in my rotation here is that, I am very thankful that CVMC has this
department to help patients. I consider blindness as a very life devastating disease, and most
patients afflicted with this are old patients, the same patients who feel that life is coming short
for them. I can only imagine the sadness among these people, therefore, giving them the
opportunity to better their life like cataract surgery can impact the quality of their life.
Checked by: Dr. Lloyd Alias, CFP Date: September 2023