Duties and Responsibilities: Perform vision tests and analyze results
Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness, and eye diseases, such as glaucoma Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids, and if state law permits, medications Perform minor surgical procedures to correct or treat visual or eye health issues. Provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation.Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery—for example, examining a patient’s eyes the day after surgery. Evaluate patients for the presence of other diseases and conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, and refer patients to other healthcare providers as needed.Promote eye and general health by counseling patients.
Salary: $103,900 a year
Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness, and eye diseases, such as glaucoma Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids, and if state law permits, medications Perform minor surgical procedures to correct or treat visual or eye health issues. Provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation.Provide pre- and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgery—for example, examining a patient’s eyes the day after surgery. Evaluate patients for the presence of other diseases and conditions, such as diabetes or hypertension, and refer patients to other healthcare providers as needed.Promote eye and general health by counseling patients.
Salary: $103,900 a year
Education:Optometrists need an O.D. degree. In 2015, there were 23 accredited O.D. programs in the United States, one of which was in Puerto Rico.Applicants to O.D. programs must have completed at least 3 years of post secondary education. Required courses include those in biology or zoology, chemistry, physics, English, and math. Most students have a bachelor’s degree with a pre-medical or biological sciences emphasis before enrolling in an O.D. program.Applicants to O.D. programs must also take the Optometry Admission Test (OAT), a computerized exam that tests applicants in four subject areas: science, reading comprehension, physics, and quantitative reasoning.O.D. programs take 4 years to complete. They combine classroom learning and supervised clinical experience. Coursework includes anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, optics, visual science, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the visual system
Demand: Employment of optometrists is projected to grow 27 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.Because vision problems tend to occur more frequently later in life, an aging population will require more optometrists. As people age, they become more susceptible to conditions that impair vision, such as cataracts and oracular degeneration.
I think I would like to be one because it seems that there's gonna be more needed in the future because the aging population.
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