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Glad you found this helpful! If you have any further questions about the profession, don't hesitate to reach out. Best of luck on your academic journey.

This is correct! Thanks for clarifying. For patients who have a low plus prescription and typically don't need glasses for clear distance vision (eg. latent hyperopia), the dilation drops may cause mild distance blur.

Good Morning Docante1, Thanks for watching! I worked in California for 6 years and had a very different experience. I personally know of several community health centers throughout the state looking for optometrists to help start optometry departments and expand vision services for their organizations, from Socal way up to Mendocino. These organizations are offering competitive salaries, benefits packages and student loan repayment plans. If you're interested in learning more, we can connect over email kevincornwellOD@gmail.com I also know that the California department of corrections is always looking to hire OD's at competitive rates, throughout the state. For optometrists looking to live and work in the heart of San Francisco or Los Angeles, yes, there may be some challenges in finding a fulfilling career path due to a high concentration of eye care providers. Why Every Health Center Needs Optometry Vision Services ua-cam.com/video/b-61FllIa4c/v-deo.html Day in the life of a Prison Optometrist ua-cam.com/video/0UKW0P42Rc0/v-deo.html

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Hey Mike! Great question. The answer depends on a variety of variables such as practice modality and geographic location. It is not uncommon for optometrists in rural settings to make $135k-$165k, sometimes more if they're also receiving student loan stipends. You might find the following article interesting, 2023 annual income survey from Review of Optometry. www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/2023-income-trends-a-wealth-of-experience Hope this helps!

Great question, thanks for your comment! You are correct, when patients have narrow angles, using the eye dilation drops is risky and can potentially cause angle closure and high eye pressure (and subsequent vision loss from glaucoma). When patients have narrow angles, eye doctors typically perform a laser peripheral iridotomy procedure to open the anterior chamber angle, making it safe to use the eye dilation drops in the future. Hope this helps!

Hey Fred! Thanks for your comment, I'm sorry to hear about your vision issues. Typically, vision loss from TON stays relatively stable over years and possibly decades - unless you develop some other eye condition that affects your vision. This includes high eye pressure/glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration. I recommend having a DILATED eye exam at least once per year, to ensure everything is healthy and stable inside your eyes. Speak with your eye doctor or primary care doctor about the flashing symptoms, usually if they're new it may be a sign of a retinal problem (eg. hole/tear/detachment of the retina). Hope this helps!

Iam also suffering from this problem

Thanks for watching this video, I am sorry to hear this. I would make sure your son is followed closely on a regular basis with an ophthalmologist in your area to make sure his eye is healing properly and that the eye pressure is not elevated. If his eye pressure is elevated, this could cause further damage to his vision. Sometimes vision can recover several days or weeks after an injury, however if the trauma was severe enough, some vision may be permanently lost.

Chill it will settle itself more Technology more screens more eye problems

The OD I work for mentioned that this is the result of more optometry schools opening around the US, flooding the marketplace with newly graduated ODs, and thus keeping wages relatively stagnant. Would you agree?

@@FilonisHat You are correct. Also corporate optometry does the dispensing of glasses and contacts -- these used to be a big profit center for the OD. Patients have been brainwashed that all doctors charge too much and are millionaires. The patient population has become unappreciative, demanding and down right cheap.

Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching! Are you an optometrist?

Are you referring to further education and degrees? Or career opportunities? Thanks.

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Glad you found this video useful! In general, having glaucoma is NOT a contraindication to having lasik/prk refractive surgery. It largely depends on the integrity/thickness of your cornea as well as the severity of your glaucoma. If your cornea is normal thickness and is healthy (no corneal dystrophies or keratoconus), refractive surgery should be an option. Having said that, I will say that patients usually only get to "choose one distance" when they have refractive surgery. You can either correct your vision for distance or for near, but not both (unless you get monovision which typically throws off depth perception). Many times, patients are looking to be completely independent of wearing glasses for ALL activities and visual demands, which is usually not possible.

@@visionrefocused thank you sir for responding. Thanks for the knowledge...appreciated.

if i had any additional questions, is it okay if I contact you?

Sounds great! Best of luck on your academic journey. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about optometry or optometry school!

Hey Arkaden, Thanks for checking out this video. The number of hours I spent studying per week varied depending on what part of the semester we were in. during midterms, finals, and prepping for boards, it was common to spend 6-8 hours/day in the library - sometimes more! I tried to keep things interesting by switching up where I studied and who I studied with. I also prioritized sleep, fitness and exercise to help keep my mind balanced.

Hey Juan, thanks for checking in. I love being an optometrist. I highly recommend the optometry profession to anyone interested. I've spent my career practicing mostly in rural settings (hospitals & health centers) so I haven't really been affected by the "cons" I mentioned in this video. There's a large need for medical eye care throughout the country, but specifically in rural settings. In addition to seeing patients, I've been fortunate to help collaborate with various community health centers to help open optometry departments and expand access to vision services for patients. Optometry also helped me learn to speak Spanish and travel to various underserved parts of the US, Mexico, and Central America to provide eye care. I'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have. Thanks, Kevin

@@visionrefocused that sounds awesome! I love helping people and interacting with different cultures. I think this profession will suit me. Wish me luck I’m just getting started with my educational journey since I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. Never too late I think!

@@juansotelo2748 Glad to hear this. You'll do great. It's never too late, I saw fellow students in optometry school who were in their late 30's and already had families.

@@visionrefocused Wow this response tight here has encouraged me too.. Family and age eats me up daily but I have always wanted to become an Eye Doctor since childhood because myself have sight issues.

I'm sorry to hear this. Sometimes the stronger dilating drops are used depending on your age, glasses prescription and eye color. It is rare, but your vision may fluctuate in the days after a dilation, especially if you're a hyperope. Your vision should return to normal within the week afterwards. If not, you should report back to your eye doctor's office and have them check your eyes.

Are they better now ?

@@unknownchannel7022 yes thanks for asking, maybe i was overreacting 😁

Hi Michelle, I'm sorry to hear about the changes with your eyesight. Without examining you, I cannot know for sure as to why this happened. It sounds like you may have had a stroke (ischemic optic neuropathy) in the eye, which would cause a sudden, painless, loss of vision as you're describing. This is more prevalent in people with high blood pressure and/or diabetes, but can happen to anyone. Strokes in the eye may only affect one side. I'm curious why you couldn't have your eyes dilated? This a crucial part of the eye exam that would help your eye care provider determine the cause of your vision loss. Prior eye injuries can also affect your vision years or decades down the road as well. Sometimes people are more susceptible to higher eye pressures and glaucoma with eye injuries, so this may also be a possible cause of your vision loss. Hope this helps!

@@visionrefocused Thank you 😃.. the reason for not dilation is because it could be dangerous in case Glaucoma caused it.

Thanks! I appreciate the support. Let us know if you have any questions about optometry school or the profession.

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

Hi Elizabeth, Thanks for your comment. No, not everyone with glaucoma becomes blind. Some people don't even notice any vision loss when their glaucoma is caught and treated early. Other times, if the glaucoma is caught late or is not properly managed, then yes, patients can lose vision and become legally blind. There are many different eye drops used to treat glaucoma. Latanoprost, timolol, brimonidine, cosopt and combigan are all common eye drops used. Depending on the severity of glaucoma, allergies to medications, or medical contraindications, these will determine which eye drop the doctor prescribes.

Thank you Diekola.

Thanks Dhanee.

Hi Thelma, thanks for your comment. There could be many reasons why your distance vision is not good right now. Next time you see your eye doctor, you can ask to get an updated glasses prescription for your distance vision, you should also have a dilated eye exam to rule out any other reasons why your vision may be reduced. It could be from early cataracts, glaucoma, dry eyes, diabetes or something completely different. You may simply need an updated pair of glasses. For patients with cataracts, I will show their most updated glasses prescription to them in a trial frame and if they're happy (and meet the vision criteria to drive in their state), I let them decide whether or not they want cataract surgery. Hope this helps!

@babatunderebecca2608 Thanks for watching this video. If I was diagnosed with any type of glaucoma, I would try and eat as healthy as possible and avoid inflammatory foods that are processed or fried. I would try to follow a paleo or Mediterranean type way of eating and limit industrial seed oils in the diet. I would also try and get plenty of exercise - even just consistent walking, in order to promote bloodflow to the eye. I would also address any underlying comorbidities like obesity, smoking, hypertension or sleep apnea, in order to reduce the risk of glaucoma progression. After all of this, I would then consider taking an eye vitamin for glaucoma (eg. GlaucoCetin). Hope this helps!

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Thanks! Glad you found this helpful.

Thanks! Glad you found this video useful.

Thanks for watching! That's great to hear that your eyes and vision are perfect right now.

Thanks for your comment. People can have "normal tension glaucoma" where there is damage to the optic nerve despite having low eye pressure. This could be simply hereditary, or caused by any number of conditions that compromise oxygen and blood flow to the eye - diabetes, sleep apnea, smoking, low blood pressure to name a few. Next time you see your eye doctor, ask about the potential causes of your glaucoma.

Make sure and do some cardio work outs. Me, i found out about mine @18yo. Recently i began to change diet....this had a signifinat impact on my readings when i visited my doc for a routine check. I did not eat flour, rice, consumed zero sugars & worked ouy door a lot