Ophthalmology Department
Ophthalmologists are the only practitioners medically trained to diagnose and treat all eye and visual problems including vision services (glasses and contacts) and provide treatment and prevention of medical disorders of the eye including surgery.
An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor (M.D.) specializing in eye care. After the completion of four years of undergraduate study, an ophthalmologist must complete four years of medical school and spend a minimum of four years of residency (hospital-based training). An optometrist has a degree of doctor of optometry.
