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Should i go to optometrist or ophthalmologist for dim vision and floaters (i have tons of them)?
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Ophthalmologist: Ophthalmologists have full medical training and can provide you with a more definitive answer and possible treatment for your symptoms than can an optometrist.
Answered 10/4/2015
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