optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities:

 The optometrists treat patients with vision problem. They treat it by diagnosing their problems and then they write them a prescription for getting eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some of the optometrist specializes in vision safety; the treatment of the vision will relate learning disabilities, and environmental vision care. Not like ophthalmologists they are not physicians and they can’t write a medical prescription, treat diseases, or even perform surgery. Mostly a few optometrists are self-employed, which however many of them work for hospitals, government agencies, optical manufacturers, or universities.

Average salary:

 $78,000

Educational requirements:

 Most students are interested in becoming an optometrist. They should take more challenging high school courses (AP or IB) in math, science, and English. But before they enter an optometry school they should at least take two years of college in a pre-professional program is also required. The optometry school is four years.