Ophthalmologist/Optometrist/ Optician CTE Intro

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Careers That Help People See! Ophthalmologist : Medical Doctor who is specialized in eye and vision care. Optometrist: A health care professional who is licensed to provide primary eye care services. Optician: Makes glasses and contact lenses using the prescriptions that the ophthalmologists and optometrists write.

Ophthalmologists Ophthalmologists are doctors and can do many things, such as: Examines patient’s Eyes to diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of the eyes Performs various tests to determine vision loss. Prescribes and administers medications and can prescribe glasses and contact lenses Performs eye surgery.

How do you become an Ophthalmologist? School: – High School: Take classes like Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Medical Terminology. Join HOSA – College Get a Bachelor’s of Science Degree. This takes about 4 years. – Medical School Medical School takes four years – Residency In a Residency you work with a Doctor of Ophthalmologist who will help teach you how to do specialized work, like eye surgery. Salary: – It is a lot of school, but you will be making about… – $200,000 a year! Job Outlook: – There will be a need for Ophthalmologists for many years, so the job chances of you getting a job after you graduate is very good.

Optometrist An Optometrist is a Doctor of Optometry. They can give primary eye care like: – Examine and diagnose eye diseases – In some US states Optometrists can treat diseases, otherwise, they will send their patients to an ophthalmologist – Examine, diagnose and treat visual conditions like nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism – Prescribe glasses, contact lenses – Perform minor surgical procedures like removing foreign bodies

How do you become an Optometrist? School: – High School Take classes like Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Medical Terminology. Join HOSA – College You will need a Bachelor’s Degree. This will take about 4 years. – Optometry School Optometrist have a school just for them. Here they become a Doctor of Optometry, which is different than a Medica Doctor. This takes about 4 years. Salary – $90,000 a year Job Outlook – People will continue to need to have their eyes cared for by Optometrists, so the job outlook is good.

Optician Opticians work with Ophthalmologists and Optometrists to: Make glasses and contact lenses Work with patients to pick the best glasses frames and style for their lifestyle and taste. Make sure glasses fit the patient Fix broken glasses Some Opticians make false eyes Opticians also help to teach patients about how to care for their contact lens and glasses.

How do you become an Optician? School: – High School Take classes like Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Medical Terminology. Join HOSA – Certificate Program/Associates Degree You will need to become a certified Optician. There are Certificate programs and Associate Degree Programs for this. These programs take 1-2 years. Salary: – $40,000 a year Job Outlook: – Just like with the other careers, people will need help with their eyes and glasses for many years, so the job out look is good.

Testing Vision Have you seen this chart before? You may have seen it at your doctor’s office, ophthalmologist’s, or your optometrist’s office. It is called a Snellen Chart because it was invented in 1862 by Dr. Hermann Snellen.

How the Snellen Chart Works The Snellen chart has 11 rows of capital letters, with each row being smaller print than the last. During testing, the patient is asked to stand a specific distance from the chart and read the letters to the doctor. The smallest line that they can see clearly represents the acuity of their vision. The big E at the top is 20/200 (which as you can imagine, is not very good) and the 8th line down 20/20 vision, which is considered normal. The remaining 3 lines represent better-than-normal vision, with the smallest line being 20/10. If you can read this last line, you have fantastic vision! Each eye is separately tested as our eyes are not identical and one is often weaker than the other.

Now you Try You and your partner will get a Snellen chart and paper for recording results. One of you will stand 20 feet from the paper, and the other will stand with the paper, so they can check if you are reading the paper correctly. The partner with the chart will record how accurate your vision is. If you wear glasses, you can try this with your glasses and with out. You will each do it once with both eyes, once with the left eye, and once with the right eye.

Near Vision Test There is also a near vision check. You will want to do the same thing you did with the Snellen chart, but this time, keep the paper 16 inches from your face when you read it.