And I may get in trouble for recommending to a low vision patient a magnifier or vision aid or filter lens that may benefit them if I am in private practice in this state if optometry is successful in passing their bill to expand their scope of practice. The same would be true for a social worker working with the visually handicapped.
Granted not every one is qualified and I realize that as opticians. However there is the possibility of formal education requirements coupled with internships or apprenticeships that should be the wave for all in opticianry and a qualification in the future for board certification. My thought ...get with the program, accept change so we can move on or roll over and die and get over it. However I can say that equally stands for the other O's also. Stone throwing is a way to hide behind inadequacies. You need to specialize and focus and have a team that balances your objectives and goals.
Let me say that I am the person or one of my staff to make additional recommendations delegated to the ranks and conversing with the patient after referral by both the MD and OD to assist them in their quality of life. It is rewarding and frustrating and many doc's frankly don't want to deal with it. No one can be all things to all people.
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