Q: What is the difference between an optometrist and an ophthalmologist? A: Although both are generically referred to as eye doctors, there are some differences. "An optometrist is an O.D., so they are doctors of optometry, but they have not gone to medical school. They've gone to optometry school. But ophthalmologists are M.D.s, have gone to medical school and then did ophthalmology residency and training," said Dr. Asim Piracha, an ophthalmologist who is medical director of the John-Kenyon American Eye Institute of Louisville and Southern Indiana. In optometry...
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