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Optometrist Duties and Responsibilities: Perform vision tests and analyze results. Diagnose sight problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness and eye diseases, such as glaucoma. Prescribe eyeglasses, contact lenses, and medications. Provide treatments such as vision therapy or low-vision rehabilitation. Salary: Part-timers average $81,937. Our reported annual wage for full-time practitioners came in a little high, considering the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) mean wage for 2014 is $113,010. However, the BLS does not include self-employed optometrists, who often report higher wages. Education: The prerequisites for an optometry doctoral program include a bachelor's degree and completion of the Optometry Admission Test given by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. Students should make sure that they complete courses in biology, calculus, laboratory science, physiology and chemistry. Demand or need for this profession : Employment of optometr...
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