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Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologists are “…medical and osteopathic doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care.” In the US, this requires four years of college, four years of medical school, one year general internship, three years of residency, then optional fellowship for 1 to 2 years (typically 12–14 years of education after high school). An ophthalmologist can perform all the tests an optometrist can and in addition is a fully qualified medical doctor and surgeon. Ophthalmologists undergo extensive and intensive medical and surgical exams to qualify and entrance criteria to a training program is highly competitive. Some ophthalmologists receive additional advanced training (or fellowship) in specific areas of ophthalmology, such as retina cornea, glaucoma, laser vision correction, paediatric ophthalmology, uveitis, pathology, or neuro ophthalmology.

Ophthalmic medical practitioner

An ophthalmic medical practitioner is a medical doctor (MD) who specialises in ophthalmic conditions but who has not completed a specialisation in ophthalmology.

Optometrist

The World Council of Optometry, a member of the World Health Organisation, defines optometrists as “…the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system who provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease in the eye, and the rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system.”

Doctor of Optometry (OD) attends four years of college, four years of optometry school and then an optional one-year residency. Optometrists undergo extensive and intensive refractive and medical training mainly pertaining to the eye and the entrance criteria to attend optometry school is also highly competitive. An OD is fully qualified to treat eye diseases and disorders and specialises in optics and vision correction. Permissions granted by an optometric license vary by location.

  • In the United States and Canada, the standard education is four years of college and four years of optometry school at an accredited Doctor of Optometry (OD) program. An additional one to two years of residency, fellowship and/or specialty training is required to qualify for certain positions. All optometry colleges in the U.S. currently provide training in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and level 1 in office surgical procedures.
  • In the United States, optometrists are defined as physicians under Medicare, but laws pertaining to optometry vary by state.
    • All states allow treatment of eye diseases, including the use of topical pharmaceuticals (by properly licensed optometrists)
    • 48/50 states allow prescription of oral medications to treat eye diseases
    • Many states allow optometrists to perform injections in and around the eye
    • Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Louisiana allow optometrists to perform certain laser surgeries.
  • Outside of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Philippines, optometrists are often limited in their use of pharmaceuticals. In most of these countries, optometry is either a 4-year or 5-year college degree and they are not classified as doctors.

Orthoptist

Orthoptists specialize in diagnosis and management of eye movement and coordination problems, misalignment of the visual axis, convergence and accommodation problems, and conditions such as amblyopiastrabismus, and binocular vision disorders, as outlined by the International Orthoptic Association.[5] They may assist ophthalmologists in surgery, teach orthoptic students, students of other allied health professions, medical students, and ophthalmology residents and fellows, act as vision researchers, perform vision screening, perform low vision assessments and act as clinical administrators.[6]

Ocularist

Ocularists specialise in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost eyes due to trauma or illness.

Optician

Opticians specialise in the fitting and fabrication of ophthalmic lenses, spectaclescontact lenseslow vision aids and ocular prosthetics. They may also be referred to as an "optical dispenser", "dispensing optician", "ophthalmic dispenser". The prescription for the corrective lenses must be supplied by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or in some countries an orthoptist. This is a regulated profession in most jurisdictions.

Ophthalmic medical personnel

A collective term for allied health personnel in ophthalmology. It is often used to refer to specialized personnel (unlike ocularists or opticians). In many countries these allied personnel may just be known as an "ophthalmic assistant". Their training is usually combined with a two or three year applied science degree and they assist an ophthalmologist or optometrist in the hospital or clinic with vision testing.

In the USA the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology administers OMP certifications:

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