Should i a trust an optometrist?

Question

He said i do not have any eye problems. I was concerned about Gluacoma but he said i have large cupped disks from birth and nothing to worry about.

Should i trust their outcome? He also said i have myopia (which runs in the family).

Should i see an MD or trust his answer? My doctor told me to see an optometrist, if he was worried wouldn't he reffer me to an MD?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Do you have symptoms that the optometrist has not addressed?  Do you have some reason NOT to trust your optometrist?  

He is a highly qualified doctor who specialized in eye care.  He did four years of undergrad school, got accepted into a very competitive graduate program, completed four years of education where he studied nothing but the eye, and passed rigorous licensing examinations from the state where he practices.  Additionally, your M.D. referred you to the optometrist and now you think you should see an M.D.?  You already did and his answer was to see the optometrist!!!  I don't follow your thinking.

Answer 2

Trust him. They are very thorough in their exams

Answer 3

You should trust him...

Does glaucoma run in your family?? did you explain your concerns to him...

Myopia is a fancy word for less than perfect vision - either in the distance or close up.

If there was anything to be concerned about your optometrist would have referred you to an opthamologist.

Answer 4

trust him, he studied for years to get where he is.

Myopia means that you are short-sighted, which is very common. (I am short-sighted too).

Answer 5

No, trust him more when he sends you for unnecessary eye operations and sells you 7 pairs of glasses (one for each day of the week).

*sigh*

Who is the expert. You or him?

Answer 6

An optometrist and an opthamologist will perform the same quality eye exam. The only difference is that the opthamologist (M.D.) can peform surgery.

If you are truly believe there is something your eye doctor is missing, I guess you could get a second opinion. One optometrist may know something that another doesn't, but glaucoma is fairly easily diagnosed. It is really up to you, but there probably won't be much of a difference even if you go to see someone else.