Ophthalmologist Assesses the Visual Function of Cartoon Characters | Part 4

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In part four of the cartoon vision series, Flanary examines Snorlax and Velma from Scooby-Doo. He identifies Snorlax’s heavy excess eyelid skin as something that could obstruct peripheral vision enough to warrant a visual field test and possibly insurance-covered eyelid surgery, and worries his namesake snoring signals sleep apnea, which he connects to floppy eyelid syndrome. For Velma, he studies profile images to judge whether her glasses magnify or shrink her face, concludes they do neither, and declares her famous glasses non-prescription.

Key takeaways

• Flanary links excess eyelid skin to obstructed peripheral vision that can justify corrective surgery
• Snorlax’s snoring raises, in his assessment, sleep apnea and its association with floppy eyelid syndrome
• He demonstrates judging a prescription by whether glasses minify or magnify the face behind them
• His verdict is that Velma’s lenses show neither effect, so the character’s glasses are fake

Episode details: published November 21, 2025 · 141K views · 2:51 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Everything described is Dr. Glaucomflecken’s (Will Flanary, MD) satire and commentary on the US medical system, attributed to him as satire — his sketches are comedy, not documentation, and this is not medical advice.

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