1. Visual Perception
Eye Careers and Exams

2. Eye Careers Optometrist ~$105,000/year Employment outlook GOOD
B.S. and then Doctor of Optometry Program (another 4 years)
See patients all day, usually in small office— give eye exams and prescribe glasses, may refer people to ophthalmologist

3. Eye Careers ~$297,000/year Medical doctors with a specialty in eyes
Ophthalmologist
~$297,000/year
Medical doctors with a specialty in eyes
See patients for complicated eye disorders and PERFORM SURGERY

4. What is glaucoma?
Excess pressure due to aqueous humor not draining properly (cause unknown)
Damages optic nerve☹

5. Refraction Assessment
Done to determine prescription for lenses
Doctor switches lenses until the best lens is found

6. Slit Lamp Examination
Done to look at all eye structures (pupils must be dilated first)
Helps check for:
Infection of or injury to cornea
Cataracts, conjunctivitis, iritis, gluacoma, macular degeneration
To check for metal fragments
To detect eye problems from diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis

7. Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
Examination of back of eye using bright light (pupil widened 1st)
Done to check for retinal detachment or glaucoma
May be done if you have symptoms of a disorder that can cause eye problems (i.e. high blood pressure, diabetes, etc)

8. Applanation Tonometry
Measures the intraocular pressure by determining how much force it takes to flatten the cornea
Used to check for glaucoma