One of the first medical professionals you meet at I Love LASIK will be one of our optometrists.
An optometrist is a Doctor of Optometry (OD) who has been trained to treat and manage eye diseases, prescribe glasses and contact lenses and remove foreign bodies from the eye. An optometrist has completed four years of undergraduate education and another four years of education from a college of optometry.
The optometrist – or OD – can check your prescription and eye health before your procedure to help provide the best possible outcome. Visits with your optometrist or ophthalmologist might last for up to a year after your procedure to ensure your eyes reach their peak vision. We also recommend an annual eye exam thereafter to ensure overall eye health.
Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists and opticians in their levels of training and in what they can diagnose and treat.