{"id":3064,"date":"2015-01-12T20:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/know-your-eye-care-team\/"},"modified":"2022-02-09T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T18:07:44","slug":"know-your-eye-care-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2015\/01\/know-your-eye-care-team\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Ophthalmologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, and Opticians all play a significant role in providing eye care to patients. Learn the difference between each role in this informative video produced by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/know-your-eye-care-team-image2-300x204.jpeg\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Ophthalmologist (Eye MD):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical doctor, specializing in the eye<\/li>\n<li>Medically trained to diagnose and treat all eye disease, infections and injuries<\/li>\n<li>Trained to perform eye surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optometrists:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor of optometry<\/li>\n<li>State licensed practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Diagnoses refractive errors and corrects problems with glasses or contacts<\/li>\n<li>Detect and manage some eye diseases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optician:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjusts and dispenses glasses, contact lenses and other optical devices<\/li>\n<li>Based on prescriptions from ophthalmologists or optometrists<\/li>\n<li>Does not test vision, write prescriptions, or treat or diagnose eye disease and injuries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UNC Eye features trained and licensed <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/meet-our-faculty\/clinician-bios\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Ophthalmologists,<\/a> Optometrists, and Opticians who are capable of diagnosing and treating most any eye disease at the <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"\/ophth\/for-patients\/locations-and-directions\/kittner-eye-center\/our-facilities\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Kittner Eye Center<\/a>, located near the intersection of NC Highway 54 and Farrington Rd in Chapel Hill, NC.<\/p>\n<p>Call 984-974-2020 to schedule an appointment today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, and Opticians all play a significant role in providing eye care to patients. 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