Questions for optometrists and ophthalmologist?
Q. I am going to be a freshman at Texas A&M and i plan to major in Biology...afterwards i want to become an optometrist...but recently i have become interested in things such as lasik surgery...can i be an optometrist who can perform lasik or do i have to take the extra years of school and become an ophthalmologist?...If i do become an ophthalmologist, how many years of residency do i have to do...and do i get paid during that residency? Also, i'm sure i can handle lasik surgery, but aparently there are alot more types of eye surgery and muscle surgery. Do yall every have any problems with the "disturbing" things you might have to do to an eye? I know i can become an optometrist but am not sure if i should continue to become an ophthalmologist, only because of the four extra years, and some of the surgery procedures....any advice would be greatly appreciated, even if it is about something i didn't mention in this...thanks!!
A. Eli, you ask some good questions.
The only state that allows optometrists to perform surgery is Oklahoma.
Ophthalmology residency is usually 2 years and you usually receive a meager stipend not a salary.
Most surgeons condition themselves to look at the mechanical nature of the eye and detach themselves from the reality that there is a person attached; to remove themselves from the blood or other "disturbing" things.
As an optometrist in Florida for 23 years, I am certified to do minor surgery in the office (e.g. remove an embedded wood chip or metal fragment from the cornea, lance a cyst on the conjunctiva or unblock a tear duct.)
I treat glaucoma, write antibiotic presciptions and help many people see and look better every day.
Optometrists in all 50 states do much more than fit glasses and contact lenses. I am even on staff at a local hospital and get called in to evaluate brain injured patients.
Good luck with your decision.
The only state that allows optometrists to perform surgery is Oklahoma.
Ophthalmology residency is usually 2 years and you usually receive a meager stipend not a salary.
Most surgeons condition themselves to look at the mechanical nature of the eye and detach themselves from the reality that there is a person attached; to remove themselves from the blood or other "disturbing" things.
As an optometrist in Florida for 23 years, I am certified to do minor surgery in the office (e.g. remove an embedded wood chip or metal fragment from the cornea, lance a cyst on the conjunctiva or unblock a tear duct.)
I treat glaucoma, write antibiotic presciptions and help many people see and look better every day.
Optometrists in all 50 states do much more than fit glasses and contact lenses. I am even on staff at a local hospital and get called in to evaluate brain injured patients.
Good luck with your decision.
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Hi I'm currently in Africa helping the starving people. I work with a funding corporation in Washinton D.C. I'm currently locating in Sudan.I have to write an essay for school in the States. I'm going back to school to study Eyes. I currently have my Bachelor in Nursing. I want to be an eye doctor. So I can help these kids with eye disease. This is what the college is asking ."Why would people want to study optometry, How people become interesting in the profession, and how people envision the Optemetry as a career.
They basically needs a candid analysis why people would want to be an eye doctor both long term and short term reasons. I don't have any computer near by. I have to walk 8 miles just to use a computer. I'm currently in Sudan pray to God to help me stay on track.Because being here brings pain to my heart. To see these people suffer, people in the states should pray more often. Because we American's don't know what we have until we go somewhere like here. Thanks people
Hi I'm currently in Africa helping the starving people. I work with a funding corporation in Washinton D.C. I'm currently locating in Sudan.I have to write an essay for school in the States. I'm going back to school to study Eyes. I currently have my Bachelor in Nursing. I want to be an eye doctor. So I can help these kids with eye disease. This is what the college is asking ."Why would people want to study optometry, How people become interesting in the profession, and how people envision the Optemetry as a career.
They basically needs a candid analysis why people would want to be an eye doctor both long term and short term reasons. I don't have any computer near by. I have to walk 8 miles just to use a computer. I'm currently in Sudan pray to God to help me stay on track.Because being here brings pain to my heart. To see these people suffer, people in the states should pray more often. Because we American's don't know what we have until we go somewhere like here. Thanks people
A. An optometrist is an eye care professional who is a primary care practitioner for both vision and ocular health concerns. Optometrists are trained to diagnose, manage, and treat a multitude of visual and ocular health-related concerns, including but not limited to, fitting and prescribing glasses and contact lenses, diagnosing and treating muscular abnormalities, treating minor ocular injuries, diagnosing and treating diseases such as glaucoma and diagnosing others such as diabetic retinopathy. Optometrists are also licensed to treat ocular diseases such as conjunctivitis, uveitis, styes and other infections and inflammations with various medications. In all 50 states, optometrists are licensed to prescribe medications to treat ocular disease. Optometrists in Oklahoma may perform certain laser procedures.
Optometrists are experts in determining one's refractive error and prescribing the appropriate correction. In particular, optometrists are generally considered experts in prescribing and fitting contact lenses. In the United States, they perform comprehensive eye exams and diagnose and treat eye diseases and disorders. As with all health care professionals, optometrists refer patients to other practitioners when needed. Referrals are often made to primary care physicians if signs of diseases like diabetes or hypertension are seen in the eye, or to ophthalmologists for cataract surgery or LASIK.
In the United States, optometrists are health care professionals who complete a four year doctoral program similar to medical school, which results in a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. Optometry school is attended after undergraduate training, and most students earn at least a bachelors degree prior to entering optometry school. They are required to receive a license through state boards, and some optometrists go on to complete residencies with advanced training in a specific sub-specialty. These specialties can include pediatric care, geriatric care, pre- and post-surgery care, specialty contact lens (for keratoconus patients or other corneal dystrophies) and many others. The American Optometric Association characterizes doctors of optometry as "primary eye care providers."
The scope of practice for optometrists, is limited by local legislature and has some overlap with that of ophthalmologists. In general, optometrists practice primary and preventive eye care. In Oklahoma, current legislation allows optometrists to perform some non-refractive laser surgery.
In the United Kingdom, optometrists have to complete a 3 or 4 year undergraduate honours degree followed by a minimum of a one-year "pre-registration period" where they complete supervised practice under the supervision of an experienced qualified practitioner. During this year the pre-registration candidate is given a number of quarterly assessments and on successfully passing all of these assessments, a final one-day set of examinations. Following successful completion of these assessments and having completed one year's supervised practice, the candidate qualifies for membership of The College of Optometrists and is eligible to register as an optometrist with the General Optical Council (GOC).
Registration with the GOC is mandatory to practice in the UK. Members of the College of Optometrists may use the suffix MCOptom.
Optometrists are predominately found in English speaking countries and Iran. In Germany, there are no optometrists. In France, there is no regulatory framework and optometrists are sometimes trained by completing an apprenticeship at an ophthalmologists' private office.
im sorry that i cant help you anymore i am not a doctor or wonder why people want to be one.
Optometrists are experts in determining one's refractive error and prescribing the appropriate correction. In particular, optometrists are generally considered experts in prescribing and fitting contact lenses. In the United States, they perform comprehensive eye exams and diagnose and treat eye diseases and disorders. As with all health care professionals, optometrists refer patients to other practitioners when needed. Referrals are often made to primary care physicians if signs of diseases like diabetes or hypertension are seen in the eye, or to ophthalmologists for cataract surgery or LASIK.
In the United States, optometrists are health care professionals who complete a four year doctoral program similar to medical school, which results in a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. Optometry school is attended after undergraduate training, and most students earn at least a bachelors degree prior to entering optometry school. They are required to receive a license through state boards, and some optometrists go on to complete residencies with advanced training in a specific sub-specialty. These specialties can include pediatric care, geriatric care, pre- and post-surgery care, specialty contact lens (for keratoconus patients or other corneal dystrophies) and many others. The American Optometric Association characterizes doctors of optometry as "primary eye care providers."
The scope of practice for optometrists, is limited by local legislature and has some overlap with that of ophthalmologists. In general, optometrists practice primary and preventive eye care. In Oklahoma, current legislation allows optometrists to perform some non-refractive laser surgery.
In the United Kingdom, optometrists have to complete a 3 or 4 year undergraduate honours degree followed by a minimum of a one-year "pre-registration period" where they complete supervised practice under the supervision of an experienced qualified practitioner. During this year the pre-registration candidate is given a number of quarterly assessments and on successfully passing all of these assessments, a final one-day set of examinations. Following successful completion of these assessments and having completed one year's supervised practice, the candidate qualifies for membership of The College of Optometrists and is eligible to register as an optometrist with the General Optical Council (GOC).
Registration with the GOC is mandatory to practice in the UK. Members of the College of Optometrists may use the suffix MCOptom.
Optometrists are predominately found in English speaking countries and Iran. In Germany, there are no optometrists. In France, there is no regulatory framework and optometrists are sometimes trained by completing an apprenticeship at an ophthalmologists' private office.
im sorry that i cant help you anymore i am not a doctor or wonder why people want to be one.
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