Time left: 4 years and 6 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
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What optometrists do all day (for now)
Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.
Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.
Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.
Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
Also known as
Optometrist, Optometry Doctor (OD), Therapeutic Optometrist
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace optometrists?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 4 years and 6 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces optometrists?
4 years and 6 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which optometrists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness. The rest follows.