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Optometrist

Optometrists or doctors of optometry are primary eye care providers along with ophthalmologists. They can prescribe glasses and contacts and diagnose and treat various medical eye conditions. They cannot perform surgery on the eye, only ophthalmologists can do that.
Dr. Ilan Cohen
Dr. Ilan Cohenreviewed this
Ophthalmology 27 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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