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Optometry Careers:
Optometry is a health care profession concerned
with the eyes and vision. Optometry is one of
the fastest growing healthcare sectors. Some of
the careers available in Optometry are as
follows:
- Optometrist: Optometry Professionals known as
Optometrists provide vision care to people of
all ages. Optometrists or Doctors of Optometry
(OD) do much more than prescribing and fitting
contact lenses and glasses, they can diagnose
conditions such as glaucoma and can detect
diseases that affect many other organs such as
diabetes and high blood pressure. Optometrists
also provide care to patients before and after
laser eye surgery. Optometrists can work in a
variety of settings from private practice to
large franchises. Others work in public clinics.
Some optometrists specialize to work with
certain eye sight conditions or certain groups
of patients e.g. the elderly or children.
- Ophthalmologist: An Ophthalmologist is a
medical doctor and is the only Optometry
professional who can perform eye surgery.
Ophthalmologists also carry out many of the
duties of Optometrists.
- Optometric Assistant: An Optometric Assistant,
also known as an Optical Assistant aides an
optometrist in the provision of optometric care
to patients. Optometric Assistants help
optometrists offer a greater range of services
in a more efficient and cost effective manner.
- Optometric Technician: An Optometric
Technician works under the supervision of a
qualified Optometrist. Optometric Technicians
can assist in testing a patient’s vision and
educating patients on contact lens maintenance,
some carry out additional office and
administrative tasks.
- Optical Laboratory Technicians: Optical
Laboratory Technicians also known as Ophthalmic
Laboratory Technicians or Optical Mechanics.
These Optometry Technicians work in labs making
prescription eyeglass or contact lenses to
improve a patient’s vision.
- Dispensing Optician: A Dispensing Optician is
a qualified Allied Healthcare Professional,
responsible for fitting eyeglasses and contact
lenses. The Dispensing Optician follows
prescriptions written by optometrists or
ophthalmologists. Dispensing Opticians work
mostly in medical offices and optical stores.
Careers:
The job outlook for Optometry jobs is favorable
as it is the third largest independent
healthcare profession in the United States. It
is predicted that there will be a growth in the
number of people requiring vision correction.
The increasing number of senior citizens with
age related eye diseases such as glaucoma,
cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive
retinopathy and macular degeneration will also
require optometry services.
Working conditions
for Optometry Professionals are first rate, with
regular hours and a minimum of emergency calls.
The many career options also offer a choice of
locations to live and work in.
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