Optometrist: what is the scope of their practice?

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Optometrist: what is the scope of their practice?

Optometry centers on vision and eye health. The essential function is performing comprehensive eye exams to assess how well you see and to check for ocular health issues, then prescribing corrective lenses—glasses or contact lenses—for vision correction. This aligns with the broad, typical scope of practice for an optometrist. Hearing tests and hearing aids belong to hearing care professionals such as audiologists, not optometrists. Instruction for daily living skills is outside eye care and belongs to other rehabilitation or orientation and mobility specialists. Providing low-vision devices can be part of eye care, but the core, universally applicable scope is eye exams and correction, making that choice the best fit.

Optometry centers on vision and eye health. The essential function is performing comprehensive eye exams to assess how well you see and to check for ocular health issues, then prescribing corrective lenses—glasses or contact lenses—for vision correction. This aligns with the broad, typical scope of practice for an optometrist. Hearing tests and hearing aids belong to hearing care professionals such as audiologists, not optometrists. Instruction for daily living skills is outside eye care and belongs to other rehabilitation or orientation and mobility specialists. Providing low-vision devices can be part of eye care, but the core, universally applicable scope is eye exams and correction, making that choice the best fit.

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