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Warning!! re Cataract surgery!!
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Apr 25 10:31am | Replies (79)Comment receiving replies
I began with eyeglasses at 18, Cataract surgeries at 55 and 65 and I've never been to an optometrist. I'm not sure why anyone would?
I always believed that if something was found in a routine eye exam, I want it to be with the doctor who can also "fix" it. And that requires only seeing an Ophthalmologist.
Since 65, I have only paid what Medicare allows, so the costs are never an issue.
My doctor has two offices, both in professional eye buildings and all surgeries take place at a local hospital.
Just a thought.
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Well, if the only eye problem you have is that you need corrective lenses, them the optometrist IS the “doctor who can fix it”. Generally, they don’t cost as much as an opthamologist or another specialist. So why pay more for a specialist just to get glasses or contacts?
I didn’t need corrective lenses until I was in my 40’s, so I never saw an optometrist before then. But I had a retina specialist that I saw from time to time because I have retinal detachment disease in my family. I’ve never had that issue, but I wanted to be proactive and just make sure that my retinas were not affected.
And my current Optimetrist is very good. She screens for all kinds of things and is the one who discovered my mild AMD and referred me to a specialist.