I think having quality staff and support personnel is absolutely vital to a successful practice. They shape in large part how the patient views your services and your practice, and are one of, if...
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I think having quality staff and support personnel is absolutely vital to a successful practice. They shape in large part how the patient views your services and your practice, and are one of, if...
Laurie,
I would probably support at least the licensure of Opticians, I think it is a farce some of the people claiming to be "opticians", because they worked at a Lenscrafters for 6 months. There...
Get over yourself.
Thank you for your kind words Cassandra....My point was meant to be less about refraction, and more about an obstacle to opticianry in expanding their scope of practice....
I keep saying I have to...
NC-OD,
Despite the implications of my rantings....I am not an "older" student per se.....I am 25, but I have worked in the eyecare industry since 18....I also have grilled many ODs from across the...
SCO2004
Sorry if I stepped on your toes. I used to feel just like you do when I was in school. Its not putting you down or ignoring your experience/credentials (which by the way you only listed...
SCO2004
If I offended you, my apologies, but in agreeing with an earlier post, reread your first post, particularly about riding in on the white horse and you might see why people might have...
My intention WAS NOT to start a debate about refraction, merely just to point out a very large obstacle facing opticianry in their quest for expansion of responsibilities. My apologies if this was...
Please allow me to take this point by pont..........
(1) jfmod
"If merit solely did it, ODs would have been using TPAs all across America since NC in 1973. "
Never did I say that merit...
If I may add another log to the fire......
I agree that education is the key to advancement of any profession.....however, there is one difference between the advancement of Optometry and the...
HEAR! HEAR!:D
First let me say that I am not yet a doctor, I just play one in school................
Prism can be prescribed in either eye to have an effect in the fellow eye. The prism that was prescribed to...
You can use any direct scope on an undilated eye, but due to the pupil limiting the field of view you won't get much more than the ONH in view at a time, you won't be able to scan out into the...
It has never been my intention to "egg" anybody on. I am merely presenting my opinions on the issue at hand, offering counter points, and clairfying my statments if/when they become misconstrued. I...
I agree Steve, thanks for keeping a level head!
I wish we could debate without getting defensive. I have professed my respect for opticians on the whole many times, but if that message is not getting across, I will say it once again. I RESPECT...
"I believe I made perfect sense. If optoms want to treat pathology then they should go to med school and become Ophthalmologists.
Opticians should be able to refract as they did prior to 1959,...
"We (Opticians) are not that scary, but much smarter than you think"
--- I have emphasized my respect for the number of educated and intelligent opticians posting on this board. If that did not get...
MVEYES,
I would like to tell you that from my perspective, an optometry student, that thus farinto my educational endeavors I have heard absolutely nothing negative in regards to opticianry. I...
"The public doesn't understand the difference. optoms have done their homework and really know how to PLAY doctor"
------I have no desire to "play doctor". When I finish my education, I will be...
The argument of what an optometrist would do in an emergency situation (CVA, MI, Anaphylaxis, Drug interactions, etc) was actually one that WON optometrists the right to prescribe. The medical...
As some may know, I am a current student at SCO, and I would like to throw my hat into the ring........
I would like to try and take this point by point, so if this post gets long I apologize in...
Laurie, I agree that it is essential to understand the "why" when trying to implement our knowledge. Too often in my optometry class, some seem content to memorize facts and numbers, but fail to...
Seems to me that the easiest way to figure out who is supposed to pay for a remake would be whomever makes the mistake makes the remake (and eats the cost). If the lab uses the specified materials,...
Just a slight correction, strictly FYI
LaurieC, I am in Memphis, TN and am attending SCO, not SCCO.
Thanks for the reply and welcome though! I look forward to participating!