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2. Eye care professional - Wikipedia

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   Ophthalmology (/ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi/ OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that handles the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.[1] [2] Ophthalmologists are physicians (M.D./D.O/have a doctorate in medicine) that undergo subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [3]

3. Optometry - Wikipedia

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   Optometry is a healthcare profession that is autonomous, educated, and regulated (licensed/registered), and optometrists are the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system who provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease in the eye, and the ...

4. Ophthalmic medical practitioner - Wikipedia

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   "The responsibilities of OMPs in conducting NHS sight tests are the same as those of optometrists and both have an important role in the primary detection of eye disease. In the course of sight testing, symptoms and signs of eye disease may become evident and the OMP has the additional role of taking a history, conducting an ophthalmic ...

5. Ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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   Ophthalmology (/ ˌ ɒ f θ æ l ˈ m ɒ l ə dʒ i /, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) [1] is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. [2] A former term is oculism. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. [3]

6. American Optometric Association - Wikipedia

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   Optometrists serve patients in nearly 6,500 communities across the country, and in 3,500 of those communities are the only eye doctors. Doctors of optometry provide two-thirds of all primary eye care in the United States. Founded in 1898, the AOA is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations.

7. Ophthalmoscopy - Wikipedia

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   Mydriatic agents are primarily considered ophthalmologist or optometrist equipment, but is used by other specialists as well, including neurologists and internists. Recent developments like scanning laser ophthalmoscopy can make good quality images through pupils as small as 2 mm (0.079 in), so dilating the pupil is not necessary with these ...