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Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist: What’s the Difference?

Optometrists and ophthalmologists are licensed eye doctors, but they are in distinct professions. An optometrist holds a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, while an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor ...
Business Wire

Rocky Mountain University Opens First College of Optometry in the Intermountain West

Doctor of Optometry Program Will Help Meet Workforce Demand; Advanced Modern Medical Curriculum Prepares Students to Provide Exceptional Eye Healthcare PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocky Mountain ...
NPR

Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...
Kaleido Scope

International optometry program launched

The Doctor of Optometry Program for International Students (DOPIS) welcomed three internationally trained students to the inaugural cohort in the summer of 2022. Program applicants must hold a ...
Inside Higher Ed

Elite Optometry School Will Offer First Hybrid Degree Program

The New England College of Optometry is renowned for its medical education. Now, with the help of Noodle, it hopes to be the first optometry school to offer an O.D. via a hybrid model. The oldest ...