Ophthalmologists: Physicians Protecting Your Vision
Only an ophthalmologist — an eye medical doctor and surgeon — is qualified to provide the full range of eye care, from treating eye diseases with medicine to performing eye surgery to prescribing eyeglasses to correct vision.
EyeSmart presents these short videos to provide a glimpse at what makes ophthalmologists so passionate about preserving vision and fighting blindness, and so appropriate to provide everything you need for maintaining healthy vision. Watch to learn what these ophthalmologists find so rewarding about helping patients, why they chose ophthalmology as a medical specialty and how they go about providing the best possible eye care.
Learn more about all members of the eye care team — the training, expertise and skills of the health professionals who take care of your eyes.