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After exam pictures

Congratulations guys.





7 years is enough to get you bent like the curve at the uniben gate.



Many many more milestones !


Are optometrists eye doctors ?

If they are , who are ophthalmologists ?

Congrats guys, hope no carryover to rewrite

doggedfighter:
Congratulations guys.





7 years is enough to get you bent like the curve at the uniben gate.



Many many more milestones !


Are optometrists eye doctors ?

If they are , who are ophthalmologists ?

I had to Google out an answer.

Optometrists are eye care 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. They receive a doctor of optometry (OD) degree after completing four years of optometry school, preceded by at least three 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.

An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists 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.

Cc: Medicaleyecentre . Com

doggedfighter:
Congratulations guys.





7 years is enough to get you bent like the curve at the uniben gate.



Many many more milestones !


Are optometrists eye doctors ?

If they are , who are ophthalmologists ?

yes Optometrist are eye doctors as well as Ophthalmologist. Optometrists are your primary eye care doctors and Ophthalmologists provide secondary and tertiary eye care.
Optometrist are not medical doctors but are optometric doctors. Their training pathways differ from that of medical doctors and they are awarded different degrees ; while a medical doctor is awarded a doctor of medicine or bachelor of medicine degree upon completion an optometrist is awarded a doctor of Optometry degree upon completion.
Optometrists can be limited in their scope of practice as they cannot perform certain procedures or manage certain eye diseases and hence having to refer those kind of patients to other specialist or ophthalmologist as situation demands.
Ophthalmologist perform eye surgeries but optometrist do not carry out surgeries. However, in some countries, Optometrists are allowed to carry out some certain kind of eye surgeries.
The scope of practice of Optometrist differ from country to country.
I hope this helps

Kealmin:
It being 7 years of intense studying and jacking back to back just to become an eye doctor and today the journey finally came to an end, this was the sitting arrangement for our final exam in Uniben, every man for himself. If brain no dey nor put body hahahahahahaha but all the same the exam ended very well and smoothly we blessed God for the journey so far, the commitment hardwork was worth it.

Congratulations. I can very well relate to this

Don't let Google decieve you optometry is purely 6 years not 4 years and they are primary eye care practitioners with the responsibility to diagnose, treatment and dispense drugs necessary for any vision related ailment

Miracood2:
I had to Google out an answer.

Optometrists are eye care 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. They receive a doctor of optometry (OD) degree after completing four years of optometry school, preceded by at least three 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.

An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists 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.

Cc: Medicaleyecentre . Com

Congratulations guys... You have now reached the beautiful trees.

Tundellinium:
Congratulations guys... You have now reached the beautiful trees.

lolz it's on induction day they will get to the beautiful tree.

Congratulations to the latest Doctors of Optometry

Spot me if you can


It wasn't easy at all



Lalasticlala celebrate us nah! 7yrs in school is not for the faint-hearted.

Doctor of the eyes is optamologist not optometrician.


Be guided .

AK481:
Doctor of the eyes is optamologist not optometrician.


Be guided .

lolz would you want me to school you on this ? Anyways your opinion on whether Optometrists are eye docs or not doesn't matter and doesn't stop them from being what they are.

optm:
lolz would you want me to school you on this ? Anyways your opinion on whether Optometrists are eye docs or not doesn't matter and doesn't stop them from being what they are.

Do they have mbbs?
Can they carry out surgery ?

Why should you read it for 6 years then?

optm:
lolz would you want me to school you on this ? Anyways your opinion on whether Optometrists are eye docs or not doesn't matter and doesn't stop them from being what they are.

Do they have mbbs?
Can they carry out surgery ?

AK481:
Do they have mbbs? Can they carry out surgery ?
Why should you read it for 6 years then?

this reasoning is really shallow.

optm:
this reasoning is really shallow.

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is optometry under life sciences or BMS??

Congrats chief. e nor easy at all.
6yrs +ASUU and covid.

I finished from pharmacy.

Uyi168:
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is optometry under life sciences or BMS??

Congrats chief. e nor easy at all.
6yrs +ASUU and covid.

I finished from pharmacy.

in Nigeria, it varies btwn universities. Optometry ought to be on its own as a faculty at least