Udokotela wezilanga ngumuntu ohlose ukuhlolwa, ukwelashwa nokunakekelwa kwamehlo. Igama elithi udokotela weso lingabhekisela ku-ophthalmologist noma i-optometrist.
Ophthalmologists
I- ophthalmologist yidokotela wezilanga eligxile kokubili ezindabeni zezokwelapha nezokuhlinzwa kwamehlo nesistimu ebukwayo, kanye nokuvimbela isifo sobuso nokulimala.
La odokotela bamehlo bangase babeke ama-eyelasses kanye nama-lens okuxhumana nabo futhi baphathe izifo zamehlo ngezidakamizwa, izinqubo ze-laser kanye nokuhlinzwa okuyinkimbinkimbi.
I-ophthalmologists ingaba udokotela wezokwelapha (MD) noma odokotela bemithi ye-osteopathic (DO). Ukuqeqeshwa kwe-ophthalmologist kanye nemfundo yezemfundo ngokuvamile iphela cishe eminyakeni engu-12-13. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuqedela iminyaka emine kwizifundo ze-undergraduate ngokuvamile eziholela esikoleni se-bachelor, iminyaka emine esikoleni sezokwelapha noma se-osteopathic, ukuqeqeshwa komnyaka owodwa emithi yokwelapha kanye neminyaka emithathu yokuqeqeshwa kokuhlala futhi ngezinye izikhathi, ngonyaka owodwa ekuqeqeshweni kobudlelwane. Izindawo ezivamile zokukhethekile zibandakanya ukuhlinzekwa kwengxenye yangaphandle, isifo se-cornea nesifo sangaphandle, i-glaucoma, i-neuro-ophthalmology, i-oculoplastics, i-ophthalmology yezingane, i-retina ne-vitreous ne-uveitis ne-immunology.
Optometrists
I-optometrist ingudokotela wezilanga ovunyelwe ngokomsebenzi ukuhlola, ukuhlola, ukuphatha, nokuphatha izifo nokuphazamiseka kweso kanye nesistimu yokubukwa futhi kubhekwa njengophethiloli oyinhloko.
La odokotela bamehlo, ababizwa ngokuthi odokotela bama-optometry (OD), banquma izibani nezilingo zokuxhumana. Ama-optometrists aphinde ahlolisise izinkinga zombono nezifo zamehlo, anikeze imithi yomlomo kanye nemithi yokwelashwa ukuze aphathe izifo zamehlo, enze izinqubo ezincane ze-office futhi anikeze ukwelashwa ngaphambi nangemva kokuhlinzwa.
Ukuqeqeshwa kwama-optometrist kuneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili noma eyisishiyagalolunye yemfundo nokuqeqesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuqedela iminyaka emine yezifundo ze-undergraduate ngokuvamile eziholela esikoleni se-bachelor degree, esikoleni sesine-optometry iminyaka emine, futhi kwezinye izimo, ukuqeqesha okuhlala iminyaka emibili ukuya kokuhlala okukhethekile. Izindawo ezivamile zokuzikhethela zibandakanya umkhuba womndeni optometry, ukunakekelwa kwamehlo okuqala, i-cornea nama-contact lens, i-optometry ye-geriatric, i-optometry yezingane, ukulungiswa kwemibono ephansi, ukuhlinzeka ngombono, izifo zamehlo, ukuguqulwa komzimba kanye nokuhlinzekwa kweso, impilo yomphakathi kanye nokulimala komqondo umbono wokuvuselelwa.
Ama-Opticians Awona Odokotela Bamehlo
Kubalulekile ukuphawula omunye umsebenzi o "O" ovame ukudideka nama-ophthalmologists nama-optometrists. Umsebenzi wesithathu ovamile embonini yokunakekelwa kwamehlo ngumsebenzi we-optician. Ochwepheshe bama-optical ochwepheshe bangakwazi ukuqinisekiswa kwezinye izimo ngokuqedela ukufundela ngaphansi kodokotela bezilwane kanye nabanye abazoqedela i-associate degree eminyakeni emibili yobuciko bezilwane. Ochwepheshe bama-optic omzimba ababona odokotela bama-eye kodwa abaqeqeshiwe abaqeqeshwe ukugaya nokwenza izibuko, ukuhlakaza , ukulungisa nokulungisa izigungechunge. Basiza iziguli ekutholeni ama-glass angcono kakhulu futhi kwezinye izimo, ama-lens axhumane nawo.
Nakuba ochwepheshe bama-opticians abadokotela bezilingo, kubalulekile ukuthi bangadambisi umsebenzi wabo. Odokotela abaningi bamehlo abaqhuba imikhuba yabo bayazi kahle ukuthi i-optician echwephekile kakhulu isebenza kanjani egalari ye-optical noma ye-eyeglass futhi ayikwazi ukusebenza usuku ngaphandle kwabo. Ama-opticians azinhle kakhulu ekuxazululeni izinkinga ze-optical troubleshooting futhi enza izinguquko kulokho kuvumela abantu ukuba bazivumelanise ngempumelelo futhi bagqoke ama-eyewear abo ngokunethezeka.
Imicabango yokuvala
Lapho ukhetha udokotela wezilanga, cabangela iziqu eziphelele zomfundi, isipiliyoni, izinsizakalo ezinikezwayo, nokwaneliseka kwesiguli. Bobabili i-optometrists kanye ne-ophthalmologists kufanele baqinisekiswe ngokusebenzisa isikhungo sokunakekelwa kwezempilo esivunyelwe futhi banikezwe ilayisensi yokuqhuba ngokusebenzisa ibhodi lezwe elifanele le-optometry noma ibhodi lezokwelapha zezwe.
Ukuze uqonde ubuhlobo phakathi kwama-optometrists nama-ophthalmologists, cabanga ngakho njengodokotela wakho wokunakekela oyinhloko ophatha, olawula futhi obeka imithi yesifo sikashukela. Uyaphatha isimo sakho kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, isifo sikashukela se-endocrinologist siyadingeka ukuze siphathe izimo eziyinkimbinkimbi zesifo sikashukela.