Optometrist
Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrists examine the eyes and other parts of the visual system. They also diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other eating disorders of the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed.
Salary: $103,900 per year
Education: Optometrists need an O.D. degree. People in the O.D. program must complete at least 3 years of post secondary education. Also requires courses in biology or zoology, chemistry, physics, English and math. Although most students have a bachelor’s degree with pre-medical or biological science before enrolling in an O.D. program. O.D. programs take 4 years to complete. They combine classroom learning and supervised clinical experience. After finish O.D. degree, some optometrist complete a 1-year residency program.
Demand or Need for this profession: The employment of optometrists is predicted to grow 27 percent from 2014 to 2024. Because vision problems tend to occur frequently.
Reflection: Yes I would like to become an optometrist because I would like to help people and kids that need help with their vision problems. Helping people and kids in need would be so great because that is their problem and I am their to fix it.
