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Choosing Your Optometrist - Factors to Consider

18/10/2017

 

Therapeutic Optometrist


​A therapeutic optometrist differs from your regular optometrist who provides eye examination and prescribes vision corrective lenses. A therapeutic optometrist has undertaken additional training and study in the diagnosis and management of eye diseases, in ocular pharmacology, and in the treatment of eye conditions with Schedule 4 prescription-only medicines.

Apart from regular eye tests for glasses and contact lenses and general eye health examination, a therapeutic optometrist is qualified to diagnose and initiate treatment for glaucoma (in co-management with an ophthalmologist), prescribe antibiotics and antiviral eye drops for eye infections and ulcers, medications to treat eye redness, inflammation, eye allergies, dry eye and contact lens-related infections, remove corneal foreign bodies, and use eye drops to help treat children with amblyopia (lazy eye). Most treatments prescribed by a therapeutic optometrist are available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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A therapeutic optometrist can do all the things a regular optometrist can do, plus a lot more.

Ocular therapeutics has been part of an optometrist's training since the mid-2000s, and currently about 6 out of 10 optometrists in Victoria are therapeutic optometrists. The previous generations of optometrists are able to upgrade their qualifications to become endorsed in therapeutics by undertaking further post-graduate training, if they wish to.

​In addition, therapeutic optometrists are required to stay up-to-date with the latest in medical treatments in eye care with mandatory therapeutic-specific continuing education. This ensures that patients receive the best possible care and treatment for their eye conditions.
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Is your optometrist therapeutically endorsed?


​To find out whether an optometrist is endorsed in ocular therapeutics, you can search for the optometrist's credentials via the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA):
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www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx

A therapeutic optometrist will have the following endorsement listed:
  • Endorsed as qualified to obtain, possess, administer, prescribe or supply schedule 2, 3 or 4 medicines for the treatment of conditions of the eye.

​A regular, non-therapeutic optometrist will show the following notation:
  • The optometrist is not qualified for endorsement for scheduled medicines and is not able to prescribe Schedule 4 medicines for the treatment of conditions of the eye.
For the best optometric care in relation to eye health and management of eye diseases, choose a therapeutic optometrist for your next eye test.

Eyecare Concepts optometrists are endorsed in ocular therapeutics.
EYECARE CONCEPTS — THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST — KEW EAST, MELBOURNE

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    Philip Cheng - B.Optom (Melb) Ocular Therapeutics (GCOT). Optometrist at Eyecare Concepts Kew East, Melbourne. An experienced eye care & contact lens practitioner with expertise in myopia control & orthokeratology.

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    • eye care for everyone
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    • eye care technology
    • eye test information
    • do I need an eye test?
    • health fund rebates
  • EYE HEALTH
    • vision problems
    • eye focusing issues
    • eye health conditions >
      • cataracts
      • glaucoma
      • macular degeneration
      • diabetes in the eye
      • floaters & spots
      • retinal detachment
      • conjunctivitis
      • dry eye
      • pterygium
      • keratoconus
    • therapeutic eye care
  • MYOPIA CONTROL
    • what is myopia?
    • myopia epidemic
    • slowing down myopia
    • sightcontrol treatment
    • misight 1 day
    • evidence-based approach
    • preventing myopia
    • assess your child's risk
  • ORTHO K
    • what is ortho k?
    • ortho k fitting program
    • ortho k lens care
    • buy ortho k lenses
    • ortho k expert
    • ortho k faq
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    • eyewear for you
    • glasses >
      • asian fit eyewear
      • tomato glasses
    • lenses >
      • eyewear lenses
      • blue light glasses
    • contact lenses >
      • contact lenses
      • contact lenses for dry eyes
      • mark'ennovy contact lenses
      • menicon miru lenses
      • rgp hard contact lenses
      • big eyes contacts
    • synergeyes hybrid lenses
    • scleral lenses
    • contact lens care solutions
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    • our story
    • our optometrist
    • sitemap
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