Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Optometrist treat vision problems by diagnosing and prescribing eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Optometrist can’t prescribe medication, perform surgery, and treat diseases like an ophthalmologist. Most optometrist is self-employed or work in hospitals, clinics, government agencies, or universities.

Salary: $78,000

Education:

In order to become an Optometrist students must take challenging high school courses in math, science, and English. Must take a 2 year college pre-professional program, and then enter optometry school. After being awarded the degree, Doctor of Optometry, you must then pass a state exam before you begin with your practice.

Reflection:

I would like to be an Optometrist because it seems like an easy job, you get to meet different people and see different eyes each day.  You get to understand why certain people can’t see that well it just seems like a cool job especially because there isn’t any surgery involved.