>>BTW, is there a difference between an ophtalmologist and an optician in US Eng? For my eye test I go to an optician or optometrist. I'd read ophtalmologist as an eye doctor. Why see one just for an eye test? Maybe you don't have opticians in the US?
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>We actually have three different things here. An ophthalmologist (note spelling, which I'm pretty sure is right, though annoying <g>) is a medical doctor specializing in diseases of the eye. An optometrist is someone with training in eye care, but not a medical doctor; nonetheless, they do use the title "doctor." An optician is someone who makes eyeglasses.
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>I go to an ophthalmologist for my eye exams, which are comprehensive, including a glaucoma check, a vision screening, and who knows what else. For just the vision screening, I might go to an optometrist, but no reason to have two different doctors.
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>Tamar


Tamar, I am shocked at your spelling, shocked [g].