Optometrists : Disadvantages of Working as an Optometrist

Optometry has many advantages, but some disadvantages include the fact that an optometrist is not always giving good news to their patients. Discover how insurance can cause difficulties in an optometrists ability to treat patients with help from an optometrist in this free video on the disadvantages of working as an optometrist.

Expert: Raj Patel
Contact: www.vancouvervision.com
Bio: Dr. Raj Patel is an optometrist at Vancouver Vision Center in Vancouver, Wash.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson

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Tags:

• optometrists
• optometry
• careers
• health
• care
• eye
• doctors
• eyes
• professions

[teejay1618]

Thanks so much. The information is very helpful.

[123neurosurgeon]

How about the fact that you are not a real doctor?...My sister is an optometrist...If you think that is a real doctor you are kidding yourself.

[TheMedicalConsultant]

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[hasansyedali]

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[Episcleritis]

Fair and accurate. Great job, Raj and Lisa.

[MenaceTooSociety]

@StayAwayFromAnOD

I'm from Scotland, my tuition is free. I'm looking at a massive salary, U Jelly?

[FrietjeM]

I want to study this in Holland... But where can you work? Only in a hospitale??

[StayAwayFromAnOD]

@SuperGeneralSurgeon, what a tool! Check out his profile. All he does is roam around making comments about optometry videos. At least I have a reason to do so. Looks like someone is a 1st year optho resident and gets a little grumpy from time to time. You probably can't even do a cover test at this point so why don't you step aside until you actually know something. Slap the balls out of your face and find something better to do with your time. I'm busy trying to keep people out of optometry.

[StayAwayFromAnOD]

Optometry is one of the worst professions to go into now. Do not spend $150K on a degree that will likely not get you a job after graduation. Don't listen to all the hype about optometry, it's all put out by private OD schools looking to get your tuition $. You will NOT make enough money in optometry to justify the cost of the degree. Do not look at current successful ODs and think you can do the same! Optometry is a poor professional choice with a terrible return on investment for most.

[oddwiak]

this summer i'm getting laid alot

[Jefgg]

I want to date a female optometrist. I wonder if they always ask "what's better, this ... or this?" Huh huh huh huh.