Eye Surgeries
Are Lasiks or Laser Eye Surgeries going to replace Optometrists?

I am interested in becoming an optometrist but my parents think that most people will turn to surgeries rather than eyeglasses and contact lenses in the future. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but don't optometrists also treat diseases?

Not all people are candidates for laser surgery, so optometry will always be a second option.

Besides, you can gear your training toward therapeutic optometry. These are practitioners who are recognized as being able to diagnose and treat medical conditions of the eye such as dry eye syndrome, visual field defects, etc. Thus they are not pigeon-holed to just glasses and contacts.

And in some states, there is regulation being attempted to actually allow optometrist to perform laser surgery (ie Texas). So it is a field that is changing along with the technology.

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