for the consumer confusion. How about France and Germany. They have refracting opticians there as well and I would guess OD's and MD's also. If anyone is to blame, I would blame the practitioner for not throwing out the old term when the new terms came into use.

Some examples:
Oculist
Ocularist
Optometrist
Dr of Optometry
OD
Optometric Physician


What exactly is an Oculist, an OD or MD? I know what an ocularist is thanks to Chip and Roy.The rest speak for themselves. Obfuscation seems to be the name of everyones game, not necessarily American OD's.

Best to the UK from plain optician harry J