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Medical Forum / General / Vision / July 2005The Three O's.
This may seem like a rather trivial post, but it is something that needs to be adressed. Many posts imply that the optician is the person who gave the patient the Rx for thier contacts or glasses. It could be different where you live, but here, the Rx is given by the Optometrist, or the Ophthalmologist (sic). In some areas, an optician may also refract the patient, but the OD has to sign off on the Rx. As an optician, I do very little refracting, and more of nuetralizing the Rx for the patients needs. Even on the certification tests I've taken and the conferences and classes I've attended, refraction has not been a big part of it. Hey, I could be wrong, but in a group such as this, it's important to get the terminology right, as it can lead to confusion. Not to be sassy, Alt > Hey, I could be wrong, but in a group such as this, > it's important to get the terminology right, as it can > lead to confusion. No, in a group such as this it's important to recognize that definitions vary in different countries. In Britain, many prescriptions are written by "refracting opticians". -MT > > Hey, I could be wrong, but in a group such as this, > > it's important to get the terminology right, as it can [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > In Britain, many prescriptions are written by "refracting opticians". Refracting opticians do not exist. The original term was ophthalmic optician, which was a legally protected title, optometrist was not used until the late '90s as it was not a legally protected title, now it is. Dispensing opticians may provided that they hold the ABDO's qualification for contact lens fitting write a contact lens prescription. Regards Ian Hodgson - Isle of Man > -MT "Alteaon" <nicole_wellnitz@hotmail.com> wrote in message > Many posts imply that the optician is the person who gave the patient > the Rx for thier contacts or glasses. The reason for that is that some large chain stores have an in-house optometrist and the customer considers the OD and the optician as one entity, even though they are usually legally separated (and the OD must have an outside door in addition to a door into the retail store). >This may seem like a rather trivial post, but it is something that >needs to be adressed. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Not to be sassy, I think people ought to be saying what country they are talking about when they write. That is what causes the confusion. We in Britain see the opitician for our prescription. The ophthalmologist wouldn't be interested. Even you, Alteaon, talk about "here" .. where the f.ck is here? Would it be America by some chance.. as it seems to me that it is Americans who always assume that everyone will know where they are. Tom > I think people ought to be saying what country they are talking about > when they write. That is what causes the confusion. We in Britain [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tom If that person is from the USA, then they also need to specify the state. Maybe some states allow opticians to refract a patient and have an OD sign off on it, but I don't think that is common practice in most states. > If that person is from the USA, then they also need to specify the state. > Maybe some states allow opticians to refract a patient and have an OD sign > off on it, but I don't think that is common practice in most states. It's more common in ophthalmology. -MT Okay, to answer "where the f... is here" as it was so eloquently stated. I am from Wisconsin, in the USA. You happy! Now, you can throw all your anti-American sentiment my way! I apologize for being so aggressive, but this is a learning experience for everyone. I am sorry that I did not specify where I am from, but it is no need to be so rude about it. >I apologize for being so aggressive, but this is a learning experience >for everyone. I am sorry that I did not specify where I am from, but it >is no need to be so rude about it. Now you just need to learn to quote some of the post to which you are responding and we'll all be happy :-) Tom |
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