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Eye Doctor Directory and Optometrist Guide - Eye Care Resource
Welcome to Eye Doctor Guide, your one stop resource for everything there is to know about eye care, eyewear and choosing a great eye doctor. At EyeDoctorGuide.com we are committed to your health, well-being and of course, your vision! Launched in 2006, this site was created for people looking to find an Eye Doctor locally and or seeking more knowledge about their eye care and overall health. Our goals include providing our visitors with a great resource of information about everything involving eye care. Whether you want information on eyeglasses, LASIK, contact lenses, refractive surgery, eye diseases or nutrition, you'll find all that here and more. Join us as we continue to add the most up to date information about your vision.
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Tips for Finding An Optometrist
Not sure what those credentials mean? Use our handy guide below to help determine the best caregiver for your eye care:
- Optometrist - An OD can prescribe basic ophthalmic medications and help recommend prescriptive lenses for routine vision and health problems. Most optometrists also assist with pre and postoperative eye care. An OD has four years of post-graduate training at a qualified institution.
- Ophthalmologist - An ophthalmologist is an MD trained in working specifically with the eye and eye related disease. An MD is a good choice for treating diseases of the eye and for performing eye surgery. They may also perform routine eye exams and prescribe medication when appropriate. Like an OD and MD is also qualified to prescribe corrective lenses when necessary.
- Retinal Specialist - This is an eye doctor (MD) that specializes in laser and surgical treatment of diseases related to the retina. Many concentrate on treating patients with diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment.
- Optician - An optician isn't a doctor but does need to complete certain training and may have a license in eye care. Many states require opticians be certified so they can fit contact lenses. Most will sell and help you fit your eyeglasses or other eyewear including contact lenses. They will not however, prescribe corrective lenses.
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We hope that the eye care and vision related information on this website will help you make better more informed decisions. Whether it be Eye glasses, contact lenses, safety glasses, or laser eye surgery we will be looking to provide some great information on these important topics.
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Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
arGentis Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced that the company has licensed a third treatment for Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) now designated ARG103.
- A Quarter Can Prevent A Child From Going Blind
Wed, 14 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
You can't buy many newspapers for a quarter anymore, but with that same twenty-five cents you can buy a year's supply of vitamin A for a child in need. Affecting up to 140 million children every year, vitamin A deficiencies that go untreated can result in the child going blind before age 6, however vitamin A, given to a child twice a year for four years, can prevent blindness forever.
- Comfort For Bespectacled Kids - Eyeglasses Make Them Look Smart According To Their Peers
Wed, 14 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Young children tend to think that other kids with glasses look smarter than kids who don't wear glasses, according to a new study.Children between the ages of 6 and 10 who were surveyed for the study also thought that kids wearing glasses looked more honest than children who don't wear glasses.
- Students Focus On Vision
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
"Vision is important in childhood learning, and vision care is critical to the academic development of Ohio's children," said Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD, Associate Dean of The Ohio State University College of Optometry. With that in mind local eye doctors throughout Ohio present "The Adventures of Rhet and Tina" to classrooms of kindergarten through second grade students in their community.
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