Doctors learn medical knowledge, mainly about the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The knowledge of optometry with eyes is just passing by, so I am not proficient in optometry.
However, the people in China are different from those in other countries. People abroad know that eye care needs an ophthalmologist and optometry needs an optometrist, but most people in China think that optometry should be done by a doctor.
Optical shops are generally optometrists, and hospitals are generally optometrists. These two places rob customers. Later I don't know who invented a term called "medical optometry" to attract customers. As a result, customers think that there is the word "doctor" in front of optometry, and naturally think that optometry should be seen by a doctor. In fact, there is no such name in optometry terminology.
Refraction is an optical problem. For example, just like a camera, whether the picture is clear or not is a problem of inaccurate optical focusing. It is an optical problem in a complete sense and has nothing to do with medicine.
General optometry is actually divided into many methods, including subjective optometry, objective optometry and more subdivision, such as computer optometry, optometry, optometry and comprehensive optometry.
At present, people engaged in optometry can be divided into four categories.
First, I have learned nothing. I only use computer optometry and add and subtract lenses for optometrists.
Second, the initial training of crash personnel, such people have limited knowledge, are not in-depth, simple, slightly difficult, and can't get on or off.
Third, doctors optometry, some understanding of optometry, but not deep, the level should be similar to that of ordinary optometrists. But I know a lot about eye structural ophthalmopathy. What I'm talking about here is a real ophthalmologist, and ordinary doctors know less about eyes.
Fourth, optometrists optometry, the learning content is relatively in-depth, especially when the first-class optometrist obtains this qualification, it is required to know all optometry knowledge, especially the more difficult optometry knowledge must be mastered, and there must be a thesis writing and thesis defense process to pass.
Many operations of optometry must require optometrists to understand the principle before they can operate. If they don't learn well, some projects can't be done. A low-level technician can't understand high-level things, for example, just as a primary school student can't be a junior high school student's topic.
If the eyesight is not difficult, most people can check it out, but the accuracy is hard to say. If the eye condition is complicated, you must find an optometrist to solve it.
But now some hospitals gradually have people who have obtained the qualification of optometrist to do optometry. Such people not only know medical knowledge, but also know optometry knowledge. They should be regarded as dual personnel, but they are still relatively rare at present. Some hospitals also specialize in optometry by optometrists, but most hospitals still use doctors to optometry and vigorously promote the word "medical optometry". Such a hospital must be an optometrist.
Whether the major is professional depends on the level of optometrists at that time, not hospitals or large optical shops. Many people think that optometry in large optical shops and hospitals is very professional, but it is not correct at all. Let me tell you why:
First of all, I want to tell you that if you want accurate optometry, you must go to an optometrist. The main direction of optometrists is optometry, and the knowledge about optics is the deepest, and the knowledge about eye diseases is that part.
The main direction of doctors is to see a doctor, and ophthalmologists are also good at seeing eye diseases, but they don't know much about the optical knowledge involved in optometry, and they just pass by when studying.
Therefore, many people in society think that optometry should be done by ophthalmologists. There is actually a misunderstanding.
The grading of optometry is as follows:
I/ senior technician
II/Technician
Level 3/Advanced Skills
Level 4/Intermediate Skills
Level 5/Basic Skills
Grade one and grade two are real optometrists, followed by the word technician, grade three, four and five are optometrists, followed by the word skill.
Let's look for it locally.