Vision Eye Care Associates

In choosing an eye care professional to examine and treat your eyes, take into consideration the vision eye care associates that make up the team of medical professionals taking care of your eyes.

First and foremost are the Ophthalmologists. Many years of education, training and time are invested to become an eye physician. As medical technology advances, eye doctors, as well as many other vision eye care associates, take additional schooling and training in order to be the best in providing excellent care and treatment of your eye conditions or eye disease.

Ophthalmologists are Medical Degreed eye surgeons that specialize in the treatment of eye disease and other eye conditions. Using a variety of instruments, and with patients under general or local anesthesia, an eye surgeon corrects certain eye problems, repairs tissue after injuries, or performs preventive surgeries on patients with debilitating eye diseases or disorders. They perform advanced procedures, such as lasik eye care treatment and visx excimer laser vision correction.

Optometrists, doctors of optometry (OD), are eye care professionals who provide primary eye care by examining eyes to diagnose vision problems and eye diseases, as well as test patients' visual acuity, depth and color perception. They also test the ability to focus and coordinate their eyes. Optometrists prescribe eyeglasses and contact lenses and provide vision therapy. Some Optometrists specialize in low-vision rehabilitation. Optometrists analyze test results and develop a treatment plan. Optometrists may provide preoperative and postoperative care to cataract patients or patients who have had laser vision correction or other eye surgery. Eye conditions due to systemic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure can be diagnosed by an Optometrist, who then would refer patients to other health practitioners as needed.

Vision eye care associates work under the supervision of an Ophthalmologist , and play an important role in assisting the doctor in treating the patient. The professional vision eye care associates and Ophthalmologists at Grochmal Laser Eye Center in Baltimore, Maryland, will examine your eyes and discuss any necessary treatment options with you. They can also discuss different lasik procedures with you so that you can be informed which method of eye treatment is best for you.

Learn more about the difference between Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, and Opticians . (Source: Eye Surgery Education Council)

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