{"id":161,"date":"2012-01-30T00:06:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T08:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/?p=161"},"modified":"2014-12-09T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T20:37:41","slug":"ophthalmologist-or-eye-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/2012\/01\/30\/ophthalmologist-or-eye-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ophthalmologist or Eye Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <em>ophthalmologist<\/em> is an MD that has specialized in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the eye (Fig. 1). This includes problems affecting the eye itself and its related structures, the eyelids, the orbit, and the visual pathways. An ophthalmologist prescribes vision services (Fig. 2), including glasses and contact lenses.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smilingldsgirl.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/complex_eye_500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"eye\" src=\"http:\/\/smilingldsgirl.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/complex_eye_500.jpg\" alt=\"eye\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Figure 1. Eye<\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_bq9nnVLixdQ\/Rq46HWLOPeI\/AAAAAAAAAO8\/dBXv_NlYwgM\/s400\/Specrx-prescription2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"prescription\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_bq9nnVLixdQ\/Rq46HWLOPeI\/AAAAAAAAAO8\/dBXv_NlYwgM\/s400\/Specrx-prescription2.jpg\" alt=\"prescription\" width=\"235\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Figure 2. Prescription<\/h5>\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Ophthalmologists\u00a0(Fig. 3). are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders, including vision loss.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/files\/2012\/01\/examination_by_Ophthalmologist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-409\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/files\/2012\/01\/examination_by_Ophthalmologist-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"examination_by_Ophthalmologist\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/files\/2012\/01\/examination_by_Ophthalmologist-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/files\/2012\/01\/examination_by_Ophthalmologist-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/files\/2012\/01\/examination_by_Ophthalmologist.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Figure 3. Ophthalmologist examining a child<\/h5>\n<p>This specialist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care for patients of all ages. They also provide consultation services for the diagnosis and management of eye and vision related manifestation of systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and infectious and noninfectious inflammation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ophthalmologist is an MD that has specialized in the examination, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the eye (Fig. 1). This includes problems affecting the eye itself and its related structures, the eyelids, the orbit, and the visual pathways. An ophthalmologist prescribes vision services (Fig. 2), including glasses and contact lenses. 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