May I ask why an optometrist needs to understand lens design? Do you work with opticians? Have you made the wrong career choice?

I suspect if I wanted to learn ophthalmoscopy from an optometry forum you'd have issues? Sorry if it sounds jaded, it isn't meant to. I'm trying to understand how a clinician, trained in diagnosis of eye health disease has the desire to work with spectacle lenses.

I do believe the Canadians have it right - optometry is about medical care, whereas opticianry is about dispensing prescriptions. Go Canucks!

What do you think?