Nice to see that my Profession is been talked about...

@Op, am a Doctor of Optometry (OD). And its good to let u know dat Optometry is 'extra-lucrative'. Its not a very common and saturated course like Medicine and nursing. But it has got a class of its own.
It has not gotten to the height of Medicine and Surgery, but we are growing rapidly...the monetary and professional gains out dia is great. But like oda courses, u need to have passion for it, carve out time to study it over the 6yr period and get ur rewards.

U can mail me; n.s.alozie@gmail.com for more info
Dnt be discouraged. Mind u, am not "hyping" the profession as some may think. It has its downs too, if u fail to plan very well.

madgoat:


See ur local mentality... Pple like u and ur grandma make dentists very rich coz by d time u visit a dental clinic, ur teeth are now so bad.

Did it hurt you so bad that you have to insult me?
Warn yourself With your international mentality

Fedric:
Pls everyone, I choose optometry as a course, please I wanna know how lucrative the course is,? and chance of getting a job ? Your advice is highly needed.

Is very lucrative,I bought my first car during internship, though difficult in Nigerian universities,but it worth d stress. You will graduate with OD (Doctor of Optometry) which will place you on level 10 or 12 in Civil service. Bro if you ve got d brain and passion,go for it.

heard it good if u build loyal clients

favoured234:
More lucrative than dentistry.....
Reason: If teeth pain me, my grandmamma go give me agbo.. But if eye pain me I will not even allow a GP look at the eye

Wats nw d diff b/w an opthamologist and an optometrist?

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favoured234:
More lucrative than dentistry.....
Reason: If teeth pain me, my grandmamma go give me agbo.. But if eye pain me I will not even allow a GP look at the eye

my dear is not as lucrative as dentistry.how many pple eye d pain?agbo will jst reduce d pain but d problem is still dere.dentistry na hot course oh no go there

Editor1:
Nice to see that my Profession is been talked about...

@Op, am a Doctor of Optometry (OD). And its good to let u know dat Optometry is 'extra-lucrative'. Its not a very common and saturated course like Medicine and nursing. But it has got a class of its own.
It has not gotten to the height of Medicine and Surgery, but we are growing rapidly...the monetary and professional gains out dia is great. But like oda courses, u need to have passion for it, carve out time to study it over the 6yr period and get ur rewards.

U can mail me; n.s.alozie@gmail.com for more info
Dnt be discouraged. Mind u, am not "hyping" the profession as some may think. It has its downs too, if u fail to plan very well.

Difference between opthamology n Optometry

Franchise21:
Wats nw d diff b/w an opthamologist and an optometrist?

An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are both surgical and medical specialists.
Optometry is a healthcare profession concerned with the eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans...

Wiki is my friend

favoured234:
More lucrative than dentistry.....
Reason: If teeth pain me, my grandmamma go give me agbo.. But if eye pain me I will not even allow a GP look at the eye

my dear d 2 is lucrative. u vnt experience teeth pain b4 datx y u saying all dix. without good teeth u lose ur confidence bt d dentist can restore it bck.

favoured234:


Did it hurt you so bad that you have to insult me?
Warn yourself With your international mentality

Im just allergic to local mentality

Cmanforall:


WRONG perception of Dentistry.
Dentists do not just handle toothache. Hope your grandma will also remove that tooth, if its due?
Note, Dentists can still do their postgraduate training to become Maxillo-facial surgeons...

Dentistry is better than Optometry in all ramifications.
If you have an eye problem, I know you'll prefer seeing a dispensing optician to save cost. But if you have adequate knowledge and want to seek a professional consultation with respect to your eye problems, you will go for an Ophthalmologist. NOT an Optometrist.

Optometry is not worth the 6years university stress.

Opticians dispense glasses... now, Wats d diff b/w Optometry n opthamology?

madgoat:



Im just allergic to local mentality

good for you... contribute your own to the topic pls

study a course u love. if you dnt v love for d course den leave it. saying frm experience.

Cmanforall:


WRONG perception of Dentistry.
Dentists do not just handle toothache. Hope your grandma will also remove that tooth, if its due?
Note, Dentists can still do their postgraduate training to become Maxillo-facial surgeons...

Dentistry is better than Optometry in all ramifications.
If you have an eye problem, I know you'll prefer seeing a dispensing optician to save cost. But if you have adequate knowledge and want to seek a professional consultation with respect to your eye problems, you will go for an Ophthalmologist. NOT an Optometrist.

Optometry is not worth the 6years university stress.

From your analogy when you are I'll it's better to see a chemist than to see a doctor in order to save cost.
Optometry is very lucrative. Speaking from experience

Franchise21:
Difference between opthamology n Optometry

Optometry are primary eyecare providers. Diagnosis and treatment of anterior ailments of the eye. treatment and treatment of refractive errors with corrective lenses.

Opthtalmology involves surgical eye cases. its a specialty in medicine and surgery. They are not involved in refraction or prescription of lenses. they dwell on advanced issues like cataract removal, retrobulbar injections, laser surgeries, enucleation, etc. They are consultants.

favoured234:


An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are both surgical and medical specialists.
Optometry is a healthcare profession concerned with the eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans...

Wiki is my friend

Optometrists can't carry out surgery. Opticians glaze lens. So Opticians r rili nt needed. Wat dey can do, opthamologists can even do more as per say d surgical aspect

Franchise21:
Optometrists can't carry out surgery. Opticians glaze lens. So Opticians r rili nt needed. Wat dey can do, opthamologists can even do more as per say d surgical aspect

You have the answer to the question so why were you asking me...

Do I look like your student? Next time I wont bother spying to give you answer

Editor1:


Optometry are primary eyecare providers. Diagnosis and treatment of anterior ailments of the eye. treatment and treatment of refractive errors with corrective lenses.

Opthtalmology involves surgical eye cases. its a specialty in medicine and surgery. They are not involved in refraction or prescription of lenses. they dwell on advanced issues like cataract removal, retrobulbar injections, laser surgeries, enucleation, etc. They are consultants.

Thanks. Optometrists act as middle men b/w opthamologists n Opticians

favoured234:


You have the answer to the question so why were you asking me...

Do I look like your student? Next time I wont bother spying to give you answer

Lolz. no harm in glancing thru someone's idea

Do not go into the field for the money else you'll never find it
Study optometry if that is what you really want to do and not because someone is forcing you to

Franchise21:
Thanks. Optometrists act as middle men b/w opthamologists n Opticians

Not really...Opticians act according to prescriptions from an optometrist. wile opthtalmologists expect refferals from optometrists to act. Optometrists are first port of call in eye treatments. Opthalmologists are like Specialised Medsurg Docs, optometrists are in a field of their own, wit dia own Council. dey arent under the umbrage of Medsurg like Dentists.

Mcdondayan:

From your analogy when you are I'll it's better to see a chemist than to see a doctor in order to save cost.
Optometry is very lucrative. Speaking from experience

I know about optometrists...
Yes, they get lucky sometimes and retained after NYSC. Some places(especially Northern Nigeria) take them as medical Doctors because of the 'Dr' attached to their person, and most of them make maximum use of this to treat other ailments outside their eye region.

One came to a hospital(to meet a Med. Dr.) to seek some training in clinical skills(like a Med. Doctor) and diagnosis to aid him during NYSC and afterwards. This is because of the ongoing trend of Optometrists practicing as Med. Drs when posted to some regions of the country.

The advantage you can have as an Optometrist is to travel to Saudi Arabia. Yes, their government come to Nigeria annually to recruit Optometrists. I have many friends there in Saudi Arabia. It is in such case you can say Optometry is lucrative.

Another way they can make it is working in already established firms.

Fedric:
Pls everyone, I choose optometry as a course, please I wanna know how lucrative the course is,? and chance of getting a job ? Your advice is highly needed.

Why not read medicine. Don't waste your years there after reading it and you become fustrated when you are shown your portfolio at work. Please do well to follow the news on the goings on in the Nigeria health sector. An optpmetrist according to standard international practice is one who studies on how to refract lenses (glasses) while an opthalmologist who is a specialist doctor in the eye (gotton after first becoming a medical doctor and spending futher years training on the eye) is far more superior in the sense that they operate on the eye, prescibe eye drugs and refract lenses. They boss the optometrist in eye hospitals. So think wisely. Actually optometry is diploma course in the UK but na naija arrangement made it a degree course. So I would advise you choose medicine and specialise in the eye if you like eye matters. THANKS

favoured234:
More lucrative than dentistry.....
Reason: If teeth pain me, my grandmamma go give me agbo.. But if eye pain me I will not even allow a GP look at the eye

You confuse optometry for ophthalmology.

I hope this is helpful



Your sight depends on seeing the right eye doctor at the right time.When it's time to "get your eyes checked," make sure you are seeing the right eye care professional for your needs. Ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticianseach play an important role in providing eye care to consumers. But the levels of training and expertise are quite different for each type of provider. Here's a quick look at the three types of eye care providers:
Ophthalmologist
An ophthalmologist — Eye M.D. — is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists and opticians in their levels of training and in what they can diagnose and treat. As a medical doctor who has completed college and at least eight years of additional medical training, an ophthalmologist is licensed to practice medicine and surgery. An ophthalmologist diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems. Many ophthalmologists are also involved in scientific research on the causes and cures for eye diseases and vision disorders.Subspecialists: additional knowledge and training for specific eye needsWhile ophthalmologists are trained to care for all eye problems and conditions, some Eye M.D.s specialize in a specific area of medical or surgical eye care. This person is called asubspecialist. He or she usually completes one or two years of additional, more in-depth training called a fellowship inone of the mainsubspecialty areassuch as glaucoma, retina, cornea, pediatrics, neurology and plastic surgery, as well as others. This added training and knowledge prepares an ophthalmologist take care of more complex or specific conditions in certain areas of the eye or in certain groups of patients.
Optometrist
Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes. An optometrist is not a medical doctor. An optometrist receives a doctor of optometry (OD) degree after completing four years of optometry school, preceded by three years or more years of college. They are licensed to practice optometry, which primarily involves performing eye exams and vision tests, prescribing and dispensing corrective lenses,detecting certain eye abnormalities, and prescribing medications for certain eye diseases.
Optician
Opticians are technicians trained to design, verify and fit eyeglass lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices to correct eyesight. They use prescriptions supplied by ophthalmologists, who are medical doctors and surgeons or optometrists, but do not test vision or write prescriptions for visual correction. Opticians are not permitted to diagnose or treat eye diseases.Safeguard your vision. See the right eye careprofessional at the right time.We all depend on our vision in more ways that we may realize. Without healthy vision, our ability to work, play, drive or even recognize a face can be drastically affected. Many factors can affect our eyesight, including other health problems such as high blood pressure ordiabetes. Having a family member with eye disease can make you more prone to having that condition as well. Sight-stealing eye disease can appear at any time. Very often they are unnoticeableat first and are difficult to detect.That's why it is so important to see an ophthalmologist for a complete medical eye exam by age 40, and then as often as prescribed by yourEye M.D.Following are just some of thesignsor risk factors for eye disease. If you have any of these, be sure to visit an ophthalmologist. A complete, medical eye exam by an Eye M.D. could be the first step toward saving your sight.
*.Bulging of one or both eyes;
*.Dark curtain or veil that blocks your vision;
*.Decreased vision, even if temporary;
*.Diabetes mellitus;
*.Distorted vision;
*.Double vision;
*.Excess tearing;
*.Eyelid abnormalities;
*.Family history of eye disease;
*.Halos (colored circles around lights);
*.High blood pressure;
*.HIV or AIDS;
*.Injury to the eye;
*.Loss of peripheral (side) vision;
*.Misaligned eyes;
*.New floaters (black "strings" or specks in the vision) and/or flashes of light;
*.Pain in the eye;
*.Thyroid disease-related eye problems (Graves' disease);
*.Unusual red eye.
© 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology

@ OP, am an Optometrist, a young one for that matter. Believe me Optometry is very lucrative. Nothing good comes easy(including being called a DR), hence the six year thorough $ rigorous period of training. Remember that as long as the earth remains SEED time and HARVEST time shall never cease. Wish you the best of luck!

Can you trade your sight for anything? Now that's how apprehensive people get with eye problems. That's equally how lucrative optometry can be.

But please if you don't have passion for it, you won't enjoy the profession. You will become a slave to money and the profession

But U've made Ur choice already? Well,pursue Ur love.

Cmanforall:


WRONG perception of Dentistry.
Dentists do not just handle toothache. Hope your grandma will also remove that tooth, if its due?
Note, Dentists can still do their postgraduate training to become Maxillo-facial surgeons...

Dentistry is better than Optometry in all ramifications.
If you have an eye problem, I know you'll prefer seeing a dispensing optician to save cost. But if you have adequate knowledge and want to seek a professional consultation with respect to your eye problems, you will go for an Ophthalmologist. NOT an Optometrist.

Optometry is not worth the 6years university stress.

what's are the benefits of studying dentistry?

Apart from medicine which other course in the medical line is as marketable or close to been marketable as medicine.

dukecharles:


Is very lucrative,I bought my first car during internship, though difficult in Nigerian universities,but it worth d stress. You will graduate with OD (Doctor of Optometry) which will place you on level 10 or 12 in Civil service. Bro if you ve got d brain and passion,go for it.

Doc I see you boss!!!!!

martincbarton:
You are asking relevant questions after you made your choice.

ther can still be amendment