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Would i see an optometrist or an opthalmologist in my situation? want to see if it's ok for me to get contacts?

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Either: Both can help you with this. Optometrists tend to specialize more often in complex fitting of contact lenses, but some ophthalmologists also do this.

Answered 7/20/2012

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A member asked:

Would i see an optometrist or an opthalmologist in my situation? want to see if it's ok for me to get contacts?

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