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| • | Optometry is the health care profession concerned with examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the eyes and related structures, and with determination and correction of vision problems using lenses and other optical aids [HTTP ].
Optometrists are primary care practitioners for most vision and ocular health concerns. They are trained to diagnose, manage, and treat a multitude of visual and ocular health-related concerns, including, but not limited to, fitting and prescribing spectacles and contact lenses, diagnosing and treating muscular abnormalities, treating ocular injuries, diagnosing and treating diseases such as glaucoma and diagnosing others such as diabetic retinopathy. In Oklahoma, optometrists have successfully lobbied for legislative rights to perform certain laser procedures.
Some people still have the long-outdated impression that optometrists only prescribe corrective lenses. While they are experts in determining one's refractive error and prescribing the appropriate correction, in the United States they may be the gateway into eye care for several eye problems. Optometrists perform comprehensive eye exams and in some cases are capable of diagnosing and treating many of the most common eye disorders whether it be visual or physical. When warranted the appropriate referral is made to a more specialized practitioner.
The three "O"s in eyecare are: opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists. The word optometrist comes from the Greek roots, optos, meaning seen or visible and metria, meaning measurement. An optometrist means "one who measures vision." Oculist is an old word for eye doctor that can refer to either an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. An ocularist is a technician that specializes in the fabricating and fitting of artificial eyes.
In the United States, ophthalmologist and optometrist are specific terms referring to specific state licensing and courses of professional study. Optometrists are eye doctors who complete optometry school (a 4 year graduate program) and receive the Doctor of Opto
Source: [wikipedia: optometry]
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