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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
Answer
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.
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.
Is Optometry too repitive a career?
Q. I'm thinking of going into optometry, but my mum keeps pointing out that there is no room for variation or growth in that field? Is she right?
Answer
Optometry is not a repetitive field, it does have growth. Now to you an optometrist is the person that ask "which is better one or two?". Unless you have somebody already in the field you won't know about other specialties that Optometry has.
There is:
Sports Vision
Low Vision which is to help individuals that glasses cannot improve their vision
Pediatric, infants as young as 6 months have eye exams but obviously not that ones that you are use to.
Contact lenses, there are more contacts around than what is advertised on TV. Look up keratoconus and how it is treated to see another way Contacts lenses are used.
Vision Therapy, basically the eyes are not align correctly and Optometrist uses certain tools and exercises to get the eyes to be align correctly.
Geriatric, you basically deal with the elderly population. They have more eye disease/conditions than you think.
Ocular Disease, you are more likely to be employed in a VA hospital in this type of specialty. You will never say "which is better? One or two?" here.
LASIK, it will depend on the state. Oklahoma is one of two states that does allow optometrist to perform LASIK surgery.
Optometry is not a repetitive field, it does have growth. Now to you an optometrist is the person that ask "which is better one or two?". Unless you have somebody already in the field you won't know about other specialties that Optometry has.
There is:
Sports Vision
Low Vision which is to help individuals that glasses cannot improve their vision
Pediatric, infants as young as 6 months have eye exams but obviously not that ones that you are use to.
Contact lenses, there are more contacts around than what is advertised on TV. Look up keratoconus and how it is treated to see another way Contacts lenses are used.
Vision Therapy, basically the eyes are not align correctly and Optometrist uses certain tools and exercises to get the eyes to be align correctly.
Geriatric, you basically deal with the elderly population. They have more eye disease/conditions than you think.
Ocular Disease, you are more likely to be employed in a VA hospital in this type of specialty. You will never say "which is better? One or two?" here.
LASIK, it will depend on the state. Oklahoma is one of two states that does allow optometrist to perform LASIK surgery.
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