You got me curious Whos. Here's what I found-
http://vision.about.com/od/basiceyehealth/a/righteyedoctor.htm
Ophthalmologists are physicians with medical degrees, designated by an M.D. after their names. This degree typically is bestowed after four years of college, four years of medical school, and four years of training as an intern or resident in a medical facility.
You typically would need an ophthalmologist for surgeries and managing serious eye diseases.
Optometrists usually receive their doctorate degree after four years of college pre-med courses and four years in an accredited optometry college. These individuals have the designation of O.D. (doctor of optometry) after their names.
Depending on state regulations where they are located, optometrists may be able to diagnosis and manage eye diseases as well as administer certain prescriptions. An optometrist often handles routine eye examinations and prescriptions.
Opticians prepare and provide corrective lenses according to prescriptions issued by optometrists and ophthalmologists. Some states have regulations governing qualifications of opticians.
Seek out an optician when you need prescriptions filled for glasses and contact lenses. Opticians also can help you achieve the proper fittings for vision correction lenses.
http://vision.about.com/od/basiceyehealth/a/righteyedoctor.htm
Ophthalmologists are physicians with medical degrees, designated by an M.D. after their names. This degree typically is bestowed after four years of college, four years of medical school, and four years of training as an intern or resident in a medical facility.
You typically would need an ophthalmologist for surgeries and managing serious eye diseases.
Optometrists usually receive their doctorate degree after four years of college pre-med courses and four years in an accredited optometry college. These individuals have the designation of O.D. (doctor of optometry) after their names.
Depending on state regulations where they are located, optometrists may be able to diagnosis and manage eye diseases as well as administer certain prescriptions. An optometrist often handles routine eye examinations and prescriptions.
Opticians prepare and provide corrective lenses according to prescriptions issued by optometrists and ophthalmologists. Some states have regulations governing qualifications of opticians.
Seek out an optician when you need prescriptions filled for glasses and contact lenses. Opticians also can help you achieve the proper fittings for vision correction lenses.
All I know is SHE was "drop-dead gorgeous". I didn't know which doctor I would get at this particular place. They just told me the last name...
She made this old man's heart pick up an extra beat or two. LOL!
I noticed on the prescription that they gave me; her name with the letters OD after her name was on it along with other doctors in the same Eye place--but all with MD after their names. I thought you had to have an MD to write prescriptions, which she gave me for eye allergys (drops) along with one for glasses.
She made this old man's heart pick up an extra beat or two. LOL!
I noticed on the prescription that they gave me; her name with the letters OD after her name was on it along with other doctors in the same Eye place--but all with MD after their names. I thought you had to have an MD to write prescriptions, which she gave me for eye allergys (drops) along with one for glasses.
Whoson1st said:
i dont know specific laws and circumstances and if it differs state by state, but PA's and NP's can write prescriptions. but i dont know if there are limits to what they can write.
P.S. until the new laws for narcotics (i dont know if it was just a NY state thing...) was passed a few weeks ago, i was able to write scripts for patients and sign the doctors name as a verbal order with my name(for when the doc was scrubbed and the patient was going home--i work in an ambulatory surgery center--or if the doc had gone home and the patient needed a new/different med than was ordered) i havent had to do it in a while but i dont know if we can do that now.
Whoson1st said:
it is not unusual for a medical practice to have multiple docs and also a few PA's and NP's to help out.
interestingly enough, we have a few podiatrists that do surgery and write scripts, but they cannot do history and physicals on patients (all pts need a complete H&P, review of systems, before surgery can be done...so those patients have to go to their primary doc before surgery) so they must go for a shorter time of school. i dont know who goes for how long. prob surgeons do the longest in general...
Which initials are more normal here for a doctor which examines eyes. OD or MD.? What I don't quite understand here is: IF a particular doctor was an eye doctor and had the letters MD after their name; one would never know that they were an eye doctor. However if a doctor had an OD after their name, one would know immediately that they were eye doctors.
Is this confusing to only me?
Is this confusing to only me?
moethepuppy said:It isn't confusing to me, but then again my wife is an OD.
Moethepuppy, Good to have you here. Can you do me a favor and ask your wife a question for me. The OD told me that I have "dry eye", which has been causing me extreme morning discomfort up to an hour after waking up. She gave me some sample drops (two bottles) Restasis Refresh Tears and Refresh Liquigel. But I forgot to ask her if this is a permanent condition or will the drop cause it to stop completely. Have to admit the drops have about stopped the pain, but I now notice that it starts up again a little at night.
Is "dry eye" a permanent condition?
Thanks inadvance.
If you haven't already done a search, you could give this a go http://www.healthcentral.com/
If you are patient and determined to have all of your questions answered without having to spend few hundred for another office visit, you could call the nation's most popular Ophthalmologist http://www.kgo.com/complexshowdj.asp?DJID=3542
If you are patient and determined to have all of your questions answered without having to spend few hundred for another office visit, you could call the nation's most popular Ophthalmologist http://www.kgo.com/complexshowdj.asp?DJID=3542
