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I suffer from lazy eye, where should i go, to an opthamologist or to an optometrist?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Ophthalmologist: If you need any procedure done, the ophthalmologist will be able to take care of it for you and do a more extensive workup.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Ophthalmologist: Only an ophthalmologist is fully trained to diagnose and treat all eye diseases Optometrist s do well in giving glasses and fitting contacts but cannot do surgery and have many years less training in medicine and eye disease

Answered 3/22/2015

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