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3121 Optometrists

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Main duties

• Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests and use ophthalmoscopes, biomicroscopes and other specialized instruments to determine visual efficiency
• Prescribe treatment (excluding surgery) to conserve, improve and correct vision and other ocular disorders
• Prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, educate and counsel patients on contact lens use and care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, working distances and safety factors
• Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons for treatment of ocular or other diseases or conditions.
• Optometrists may specialize in fitting visual aids for people who are partially blind, fitting contact lenses or correcting special vision problems.

Employment requirements

• One to three years of college or university, with a concentration in mathematics and science courses
  and
  A four-year university program in optometry are required.

• Licensing by the provincial or territorial regulatory governing body is required.

Classified elsewhere

• Ophthalmologists (in 3111 Specialist Physicians)
• Opticians (3231)
• Orthoptists (in 3123 Other Professional Occupations in Health Diagnosing and Treating)