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Can a regular eye doctor help me with a common eye infection?
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Yes: Any ophthalmologist is qualified to diagnose and treat eye infections. We're first md's or do's and have completed medical school and internship - we just have a specialty in ophthalmology.
Answered 3/8/2012
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Yes: Not sure what you mean by regular, but primary care and er docs treat common eye infections, so do optometrists and ophthalmologists.
Answered 7/25/2012
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