Optometrists and ophthalmologists are licensed eye doctors, but they are in distinct professions. An optometrist holds a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, while an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor ...

OPHTHALMOLOGISTS ARE NOT SEEING EYE TO EYE. MOST PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPTOMETRISTS AND OPHTHALMOLOGY EXISTS. BOTH ARE EYE DOCTORS, BUT IT’S THE OPHTHALMOLOGISTS ...

Michael Poblete, a optometry student at Western University, performs an ocular health exam on Daniel Duenas in 2019. A bill by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) would expand the optometrists' role in ...

EAGLE, Idaho — Last week we told you about a bill in Idaho’s Statehouse that may blur the line between what an optometrist can do and what an ophthalmologist can do. In short, House Bill 317 would ...

Matea Peric knew her optometrist was elderly. He walks slowly, and his face is grooved under salt-and-pepper gray hair. She thought maybe he was 80 years old? 90? But she found out one day, while ...