ceaser:
This is really sad. I witnessed similar incident several years ago. It was a fresh accident involving a VW golf that skidded off the highway into the bush. Of course the driver was at top speed which isn't bad on a highway with speed limit of 120km/hr, but there was a big porthole in his lane, which is the bad part the government played.

Two corp members, a male and female, appeared not breathing. A third corp member had multiple lower limb open fractures, her right foot twisted around facing the rear.

I hate it when corp members have to be victims of this nonsense all because they MUST travel to and fro their states of posting. You can postpone or delay most other trips, but a trip to resume at the NYSC camp or PPA isn't what you can postpone.

Our roads are bad, transport system archaic at best and worse, unitrained and non-chalant drivers all over the place.



At last, someone pointed this out. I know they'll be coming for you anyways.

In Nigeria, medical lab scientists are now called medical doctors brandishing stethoscopes, ditto optometrists, radiographers and physiotherapists. Stronger point is, when a lie is repeatedly told, it tends to eventually sound like the truth. Funny though is that you rarely see the medical doctors who are the original repository of the stetoscope going around the whole place brandishing one.

At the risk of being tagged a tribalist, universities in the East shell them out in droves which is not bad in itself, but they are presented to the public as Medical Doctors, especially lab scientists. Sadly it's the general public that are always swayed by this and consult them for comprehensive examination and management. When shit now goes south, referrals will then be to the proper doctor.

Here in the US and I believe in several other western nations, your patient deserves to know everything, so before you even get to business with them, you simply introduce yourself this way: "Please I am an optometrist and not a medical doctor. But I will be seeing you regarding some of the complaints you have"

I hope this little exposé will help someone to properly differentiate when faced with such situation.

Mrlouis:


Post as worthless as the "P" in Psychology.

Okay. No vex.

Arosam:


You claimed to be exposed, but you lack knowledge concerning the subject matter. But let me enlighten you, Oh no!!, you do the enlightening yourself. https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/eye-doctors-optometrists-ophthalmologists

It's funny the way you blurt out that your position that someone lacks knowledge concerning this subject matter, but that's okay.

Your link further nails you actually. Some questions for you though:

° What is an "eye doctor" in your understanding of the term?

° Who is a medical doctor, with emphasis on "medical"?

° What are those who go to medical school and obtain a degree in Medicine and surgery called?

° According to your link, who offers "complete medical eye care" with emphasis on complete?

° Also in your link, who offers primary eye care like offering eyeglasses and the rest, with emphasis on "primary"?

° Is an optometrist a medical doctor?

° Who is an ophthalmologist?

° In my earlier write up, how did I posit that the optometrist introduces himself/herself to the patient?

You see, assuming you are an optometrist, you should worry more about what is soon gonna go down between you and opticians. Optometrists love to usurp that name "medical doctor" which is impersonation, but they will not want opticians to equate themselves with an optometrist. But as it is, the opticians knows that anything obtains in Nigeria, so the same audacity with which the optometrist uses the tag "medical doctor" is the same way they will soon usurp "optometrist" and even "medical doctor" too.

In most cases, hurrying to copy and paste random web links don't cut it if you don't exactly know the nitty gritty of an arguement.

When una go pass out and collect ur certificate of discharge, instead for una to just go home quietly with prayer, na for social media u go take dey display ur certificate and I trust ur village people, they are there to do what they know how to do best...RIP

Arosam:


But She is a Doctor Though!! Optometric Doctor (AKA Eye doctor). Is Medical your problem? Grow up.

The article said a Doctor, is it that you can't read or what.

RIP Dr. Ure

An optometrist is not an 'eye doctor', stupìd.

An 'eye doctor' is either an ophthalmologist or an ophthalmic surgeon.

legionISproteus:

Yes it matters! Identify people properly for the sake of posterity. Don't use the excuse of someone's death to call them what they are not.

E pain am. Hate it or like it, Doctor of Optometry has come to stay and there is nothing you can do about it��
Thank God I attached a link to my earlier post so you don't go about misleading people. Who no go no know!!

ziddy:


An optometrist is not an 'eye doctor', stupìd.

An 'eye doctor' is either an ophthalmologist or an ophthalmic surgeon.

Father Medicine has spoken!!
Thank God say Medical Sciences did not start in Nigeria.

ziddy:


An optometrist is not an 'eye doctor', stupìd.

An 'eye doctor' is either an ophthalmologist or an ophthalmic surgeon.

Shut your mouth olodo

Arosam:


Father Medicine has spoken!!
Thank God say Medical Sciences did not start in Nigeria.

Fool

Mrlouis:


Post as worthless as the "P" in Psychology.

such a pity some brains like urs can never be educated...sighs