My younger sister visited an ophthalmologist the other day. See what it looked like and who the ophthalmologist really is and when to visit him.
Who is the ophthalmologist?
- An ophthalmologist is a doctor of medicine who is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. It is a specialist who has at least fourteen years of education and training, which makes him trained and licensed to provide services for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases, with the determination of adequate therapy, as well as performing eye surgery.
When to visit an ophthalmologist
A doctor or optometrist with a prescription for glasses or contact lenses will refer you to an optician. At the optic shop you will receive the service of making and selling a transcribed corrective agent.
A routine, general eye exam to determine diopter can be done by an optometrist. This examination determines visual acuity at close range and distance, examination of the anterior segment of the eye, measurement of eye pressure and, accordingly, determination of adequate correction. Of course, such examination is also performed by the ophthalmologist, so that the patient himself can choose whom to trust.