Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Optometrists treat vision problems. They treat vision problems by diagnosing the problem and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some Optometrist specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care. Most optometrists are self-employed, however many work for hospitals, government agencies, optical manufactures, or universities.

Salary: $ 78,000

Education:

Student’s interested in becoming an optometrists should take the most challenging high school courses (AP or IB) available in math, science and English. Before entering an optometry school they should at least have two years of college in a pre-professional program is required. Optometry, optometrists must pass state exams before starting to practice.

Reflection:


This job seems very interesting since I've seen the salary cost that they gain. Although what gets to me is the idea of how much peer pressure they must be getting throughout after all the stress of having to look into lens’s it must be a tough career but the bill makes it to being a choice.

 

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