EyeconX Ideas! - Ophthalmologist or Optometrist: Whose Patient is It? http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=ophthalmologist-or-optometrist-whose-patient-is-it Ophthalmologists and optometrists coexist in most communities but not always without issues. Sometimes, each group may resent the other, creating disputes or business problems. As elsewhere in life, getting to know each other will remove many obstacles. What creates the problem? Ophthalmologists resent the fact that optometrists are increasingly "encroaching" on the practice of ophthalmology. Bit... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:04:37 EDT en