Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD Key Takeaways Optometrists are primary eye care providers who can prescribe glasses and treat many eye diseases.Ophthalmologists perform eye surgeries and ...

Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in treating the eyes. Optometrists have less training and specialized education, but now provide most primary eye care in the United States, ...

Glasses, contacts, or vision correction surgery may improve your vision. Which is right for you depends on the severity and type of vision loss and your overall health, lifestyle, and personal ...

This past November, a patient asked optometrist Kaitlin Soracco to remove a bulge of skin on her eyelid. Such skin tags can be excised right there in the office using procedures Soracco studied and ...

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides... This past November, a patient asked optometrist ...