Optometrist Edit Meaning

1.

An eye care technition whose scope of practice is limited by training to non surgical eye care in almost all of the United States. The medical eye care they are allowed to deliver is also restricted by training and law. Although they carry the title of "Doctor" in the United States, they do not in Europe. Optometrists are not medically trained and the vast majority of the services they provide is treatment of refractive errors with glasses and contact lenses.

"Are you an Ophthalmologist that is medically and surgically trained to care for eye disease?"

"No, I am just an optometrist."

See eye, optometrist, medical, surgical

2.

A wannabe ophthalmologist that couldn't get into medical school. Also, predisposed to whining about his/her inadequecy and overall uselessness. In turn, often tries to convince others that they are capable of performing procedures usually done by ophthalmologists.

My mentally handicapped dyslexic monkey decided to become an optometrist.

See doctors, eyes, eye

3.

Optometrists scope of practice extends from prescription of spectacles and contact lenses, to the medical treatment of ocular disease. Unlike an Ophthalmologist, an Optometrist has a thorough training in pure and visual optics; they are thus experts within the science of refraction. Entrance requirements to Optometry are invariably high. Nevertheless salaries are high: £35,000 starting salary($70,000)with the future potential to double or triple this.

I saw the Optometrist yesterday, they have given me a prescription for new spectacles and prescribed an antibiotic for my conjunctivitis.

See eye doctor, o.d.

4.

Doctors (OD) that evaluate and treat the health of the eye and visual system by the use of eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other functional, optical, surgical, and pharmaceutical means as regulated by state law.

My optometrist gave me a prescription because I had pink eye.

See eye doctor, od, doctor, glasses, contacts, medicine