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re: Optometrist appointment ruined by cigarette smell

Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:21 am to
Posted by Traffic Circle
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Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 11/21/14 at 10:21 am to
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An eye doctor is an ophthalmologist.

Yes, but an eye surgeon is an Optometrist.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68749 posts
Posted on 11/21/14 at 12:10 pm to
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Yes, but an eye surgeon is an Optometrist


Wrong. Opthalmologists are MDs and surgeons. Optometrists are not medical doctors yet pay legislatures to expand their scope of practice beyond what they are skilled in doing.
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
8928 posts
Posted on 11/21/14 at 12:40 pm to
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Yes, but an eye surgeon is an Optometrist


No.

While their scope of practice is changing now due to lobbying, they mainly focus on primary vision care like contact and eye glass adjustments.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
96721 posts
Posted on 11/21/14 at 1:39 pm to
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Yes, but an eye surgeon is an Optometrist.
That is like saying mall security is CIA
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