Optometrists

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.
2. 02Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
3. 03Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
4. 04Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.
5. 05Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.
6. 06Remove foreign bodies from the eye.
7. 07Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.
8. 08Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
9. 09Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.
10. 10Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

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