Talk:Optometry

Constant Loiseau

Constant Loiseau is aparently the inventor of the instrument that is the basis of the modern Optometer , yet he is not even mentioned in this article. This should be remedied. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.101.79.66 (talk) 12:06, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Optometrists are not Ophthalmic Opticians

Optometrists are not Ophthalmic Opticians dear Chrisieboy. I do not know why you want to upset the world community of optometrists? What grudge do you have against optometrists? Which school did you go to? The title optometrist was adopted long time ago throughout the world. No country uses this outdated and confusing title. In the UK the title Optometrist was approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II hence we have a College of Optometrists which was granted a Royal Charter by our Queen. I am sure you can read and write otherwise you would not be editing Wikipedia. You obviously do not understand the history of British medicine and related professions and you edit as if you are very knowledgeable. Leave it to those people who are trained in the field and who genuinely understand these matters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.38.193.194 (talk) 22:01, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

• 36.—( 1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— ... "ophthalmic optician" means a person engaged or proposing to engage in the testing of sight (otherwise than as a registered medical practitioner or a person recognised by a medical authority as a medical student), whether or not he is also engaged or proposing to engage in the fitting and supply of optical appliances. See Supplementary, Opticians Act 1989.
• “Ophthalmic optician” and “registered ophthalmic optician” have the meanings given them in section 36 of the [Opticians] Act [1989]. See Interpretation, The General Optical Council (Testing of Sight by Persons Training as Ophthalmic Opticians Rules) Order of Council 1994.
• Optometrists (sometimes called Ophthalmic Opticians) examine eyes, administer sight tests, give advice on visual problems, prescribe and fit glasses or contact lenses. See Optometrist (Formally Ophthalmic Optician) Background Information, Home Office Internal Caseworker Guidance.
• The Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians is a leading professional membership and insurance organisation that represents primary care eye health providers in the UK and Ireland and offers bespoke and targeted advice to our diverse business and individual membership. See About us, The Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians.
• Optometrists (Ophthalmic Opticians) test sight and prescribe and dispense spectacles and contact lenses. See Optics at a Glance 2014, Optical Confederation.
• Previously known as ophthalmic opticians, optometrists are primary health care specialists trained to examine the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, ocular diseases or abnormality and problems with general health. See What is an optometrist? The College of Optometrists.
• NHS optician is still the term most of us associate with their eye healthcare professional. See NHS eye care services, NHS choices.
• Optometrists used to be called ophthalmic opticians ... In the UK the term ‘Optician’ is used to cover optometrists and dispensing opticians. See Optician, Optometrist & Ophthalmologist - Who’s Who and What's the Difference? Your Eye Guide.

2.27.75.26 (talk) 17:56, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes, I agree, I have again changed the definition. I suspect there are “lay people” who are attempting to change it back.

Regards

Dr M Hope Mjhope77 (talk) 15:32, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

There is a persistent attempt by anonymous user to mutilate the definition of Doctor of Optometry by removing the UK from it, despite postgraduate Doctor of Optometry courses being available in the UK for over 10 years.

I have requested wikipedia remove editorial privileges from this anonymous user. Mjhope77 (talk) 22:51, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

https://www2.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/doctor-of-optometry Mjhope77 (talk) 12:14, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Links to works?

Overall I think the page is excellent. Does anyone know of a way to access the early texts on optometry mentioned? It would be wonderful if viewers could find links to the mentioned works and actually see what the founders of the field said about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uofm17 (talk • contribs) 08:39, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

History section.

to me it seems more a history of spectacles than optometry as a profession. it's somehow suggested that optometrists are not opticians, but it's totally unclear when and how that separation occurred. who was the first optometrist? what were the underlying conditions that led to this profession? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.95.252.118 (talk) 22:22, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Suggested improvement

The article could be improved if, under either the section entitled "Definition" or the section entitled "Etymology", it explained how optomwetrists differ from opticians. Vorbee (talk) 09:31, 8 December 2020 (UTC)