Originally Posted by
easternguy
Thanks a lot, this is really helpful. Think I am going to go the "real" eye doctor route and see what they say. Appreciate the thoughtful response!
Just for clarification for those that wonder. An ophthalmologist is a person who gets an MD, then gets a specialty in eyes. Just like a heart surgeon is a person who gets an MD, then gets a specialty in heart surgery. Mine does eye surgery (mostly cataracts) every morning. Each afternoon, he does refractions for glasses and examines and treats eye disease.
An optometrist (DO) is a person who gets a doctor in Optometry. They do refractions for glasses and examines for eye disease. They do not do sophisticated treatment nor surgery.