find out the difference between an ophthalmologist, optometrist and optician?

Question

differences of the three

Answer 1

Being from a family of glasses wearers:

Ophthalmologist has a medical degree and can do surgeries, prescribe medication and eye exams for glasses. Oh yes, they also cost about 3 times as much. But, of course it's your eyes, so we have to spend the money.

Optometrist and Optician can do examinations and prescribe and fit glasses. BUT, if they see a serious eye disease going on, they must refer the patient to an Ophthalmologist.

Then there are specialists within the field of Ophthalmology.

I hope that helps you/

Answer 2

OPHTHALMOLOGIST :--

Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who have completed medical school and embark on a training schedule that generally lasts four years after medical school in most countries. Many ophthalmologists also undergo additional specialized training in one of the many subspecialities. Ophthalmology was the first branch of medicine to offer board certification, now a standard practice among all specialties.

In the United States, four years of training after medical school are required, with the first year being an internship in surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, or a general transition year. The scope of a physician's licensure is such that he or she need not be board certified in ophthalmology to practice as an ophthalmologist

OPTOMETRIST :--

Optometrists, or optometric physicians as they are sometimes called in the US, 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 (excluding surgery) muscular abnormalities, treating minor ocular injuries, diagnosing and treating diseases such as glaucoma and diagnosing others such as diabetic retinopathy

OPTICIAN :--

An optician is an eye care professional who provides lenses for the correction of vision defects. The lenses may be contact lenses, or held in a frame in front of the eye, rarely as a monocle or most frequently as a pair of glasses, also known as spectacles or eyeglasses. The main optical properties of the lenses are specified from a refraction prescription supplied by a person qualified to measure visual defects and write an appropriate corrective prescription. The licensing and nomenclature of such persons varies from country to country.

Answer 3

opthalmologist - is the doctor who deals with eye disease and problems

optometrist - makes the eye glasses with power that would be suitable for the patient, wether he has astigmatism or whatever

optician - performs eye testing