Family doctors will often refer you to the Ophthalmologist when an Optometrist can do the same stuff. We will not tell you to stop seeing and Ophthalmologist as once you are in the pipeline it is easy to get back and see them if there is an issue. You still have to have regular glasses checkups though and most optometrists will still check your retinal health just to be on the safe side. The amount we bill health care does not change if we do the extra testing or not.
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