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Is it possible to be an optometrist if you're squeamish?
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Yes: Since no surgery is involved, you should be ok.
Answered 12/25/2012
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Sure: An optometrist mainly deals with visual acuity, and doesn't do surgery. An ophthalmologist deals more with the sorts of eye emergencies that would not appeal to a "squeamish sort". That said, there would always be the occasional walk-in that you'd have to deal with, as well as basic eye infections. Question is, just how squeamish?
Answered 12/25/2012
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