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Welcome to the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology
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The Virginia Society of Ophthalmology is a statewide, nonprofit organization comprised of medical doctors whose mission is to advocate the best quality eye care through education, legislative efforts and community service. The Virginia Society of Ophthalmology members are committed to heightening public awareness that eye disease and blindness can be reduced through prevention, and early detection and treatment.
Ophthalmologists, optometrists and opticians all provide eye care services. It is important to understand what each of the “three Os” is qualified to do.
An ophthalmologist is a physician (doctor of medicine, MD, or doctor of osteopathy, DO) who specializes in the medical and surgical care of the eyes and visual system and in the prevention of eye disease and injury. An ophthalmologist has completed four or more years of college premedical education, four or more years of medical school, one year of internship and three or more years of specialized medical and surgical and refractive training and experience in eye care. An ophthalmologist is a specialist who is qualified by lengthy medical education, training and experience to diagnose, treat and manage all eye and visual systems and is licensed by a state regulatory board to practice medicine and surgery. An ophthalmologist is a medically trained specialist who can deliver total eye care: primary, secondary and tertiary (i.e., vision services, contact lenses, eye examination, medical eye care and surgical eye care), diagnose general diseases of the body and treat ocular manifestations of systemic diseases. Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology
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