The./only./eye./care./professional./who./is./a./medical./doctor./is./the./?
optometrist./
ocularist./
ophthalmologist./
orthoptist./-./correct./answer./Ophthalmologist
Of./the./following,./the./eye./care./professional./who./routinely./fills./prescriptio
ns./for./eyeglasses./is./the./
ocularist./
optician./
ophthalmic./medical./technician./
,orthoptist./-./correct./answer./optician
A./patient./in./need./of./a./prosthetic./eye./should./be./referred./to./an./:
ocularist./
optician./
orthoptist./
optometrist./-./correct./answer./ocularist
An./ophthalmologist./who./concentrates./on./one./area./of./the./eye./or./focuses./o
n./a./specific./ocular./disease./is./called./?
an./optician./
an./ocularist
an./optometrist./
,a./subspecialist./-./correct./answer./A./subspecialist
The./level./directly./above./certified./ophthalmic./medical./assistant./on./JCAH
PO's./certification./ladder./is./:
certified./ophthalmic./medical./technologist
./
certified./ophthalmic./registered./nurse./
certified./ophthalmic./technician./
certified./ophthalmic./photographer./-
./correct./answer./Certified./ophthalmic./technician
Of./the./following,./the./responsibility./that./routinely./falls./to./the./ophthalmic./
medical./assistant./is./:
diagnosing./certain./conditions./
making./prognostic./estimates./
performing./certain./diagnostic./tests./
, prescribing./treatment./for./certain./problems./-
./correct./answer./performing./certain./diagnostic./tests
An./orthoptist./is./a./specialized./member./of./the./eye./care./team./who./:
fits./prosthesis./
evaluates./double./vision./
dispenses./contact./lenses./
grinds./eyeglass./lenses./-./correct./answer./evaluates./double./vision
JCAHPO./is./an./abbreviation./for./:
Joined./Command./of./Alternate./Healthcare./Personnel./in./Ophthalmology./
Joined./Committee./of./All./Healthcare./Personnel./in./Ophthalmology./