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Instead of boring you with menial facts
about what Optometric Physicians do, I will describe a few
patients seen during a typical day in the life of an
Optometrist.
- 83 year old woman feels like a
brick is in her eye, tremendous scratching pain due to
entropian eyelash (turned in lash). Removed eyelash,
antibiotic prescribed.
- 9 year old boy not doing well in
school. He hates to read. Cycloplegic refraction reveals
Far Sighted Astigmatism; glasses will make a huge
difference.
- 54 year old woman has sudden
vision decrease and grey vision in right eye. Exam and
visual field performed. Patient sent to internist
immediately due to carotid artery disease.
- !6 year old high school baseball
catcher gets first contact lenses and is trying the new
Nike contact lens for better sports performance.
- 35 year old house painter has
metal foreign body. Removed with Alger brush to “drill
out” rust in the cornea.
- 43 year old disc jockey works the
early AM shift and has trouble seeing the dials on his
instruments. Anti-glare progressive lenses are
prescribed.
- 34 year old nearsighted patient
wants to rid himself of glasses and contacts. Lasik
pre-op exam is performed and surgery is scheduled.
- 57 year old male with advanced dry
eye. When initially seen, the eyes were so dry that if
it got worse, this patient would need corneal
transplant. Restasis therapy was prescribed and 3 months
later this patient’s corneas have rejuvenated. He is
doing great!
- 37 year old male who loves golf
wears contacts for astigmatism, fit him with new
PureVision Toric silicon lenses and promised him no help
with his golf game.
- 18 year old diabetic is well
maintained with insulin pump. Digital retinal
photography shows perfect retina. These pictures are
crucial to establish a baseline for this patient’s
future vision care.
It’s not
quite Grey’s Anatomy but the life of an Optometric Physician
can be pretty exciting. Next week’s episode is a real
cliffhanger!
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