Optometry Discussion Forum

Surely an OA who has undergone DO training but hasn't taken/passed the exams will have an almost comparable background knowledge! One OA I once worked with had done three years DO training, and failed some of the exams, then before her retakes, the practice got taken over by someone else who wasn't ...

Can I join in? I don't think shimsham is slagging off all DOs, and in some ways he/she is right about respect for all (on a case by case basis). I've worked with some great DOs and some rubbish ones, and the same can be said about OAs. One of the great DOs was a horrible person, and one had poor den...

It is a bit of a shame that we feel censored by what we can say, however I doubt it is possible to have it professional only, I also feel wierd knowing that suppliers are on the site looking at what we have to say!!!!

I loved Monoptica and was gutted when it was replaced with the awful college site, so was chuffed to bits to discover this one (yes, I do live a sad sheltered life!!) It's much friendlier than the other sites, and having OOs and DOs on board together is great!!!! Still find it scary how knowledgable...