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The same argument would apply to optometrists with the advent of laser eye surgery. It would be interesting to see if it has made a dent in their incomes, and i
by ern 16y ago
The same argument would apply to optometrists with the advent of laser eye surgery. It would be interesting to see if it has made a dent in their incomes, and if contact lens sales are down, for example.
- gaustin 16y agoI don't know what it takes to go from being an eye doctor to doing laser eye surgery, but it seems to me like there's a pretty clear skills development path there. I'd be interested to know if that's a feasible career move and, if so, how many have already made it.
- ern 16y agoWhen I had LASIK done 8 years ago, it was by an ophthalmologist, an MD specializing in the eye, not by the optometrist who prescribed glasses and contact lenses. Optometrists would probably have to go back to school, become MDs, specialize, and then go for additional training in laser eye surgery.