An eye doctor with the letters MD FACS after his name means what?
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Medical Doctor, Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons
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Who are we laymen to question a person with an MD degree? Isn't that why you went to him, for professional advice?
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doctor\nhospital\ntelevision\ntaco\nempanada\nfavor\nsofa
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MDC can stand for:\n\nMultiple Description Coding \nMajor Diagnostic Category \nMega-Damage Capacity, a measure of the toughness and structural integrity of armored vehicles in the Palladium Books role-playing system \nMetaData Coalition - see metadata (computing) \nModification Detection Code \nMovement for Democratic Change - A Zimbabwean political party \nMDC - a hardcore punk band from the early 1980s. \nMobile Daughter Card \nMuscular Dystrophy Campaign \nMiami-Dade College, located in Miami, Florida. \nMetropolitan District Commission, now part of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation \nMicrogame Design Contest \n1600 \nMozilla Developer Center
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mc stands for master of ceremonies
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The first means something like "woah."\n\nCheck out the following link, which provides a helpful little cheatsheet.
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That means Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. He's an osteopath, which is one of several "alternative" forms of medical practice. The conventional doctor (an MD) is an allopath...a doctor of allopathic medicine.\n\nThe American Academy of Osteopathy's position is that they are not "alternative," but many allopaths disagree.\n\nThat said, you can find DOs just about anyplace you find MDs, and they are increasingly indistinguishable. ERs have 'em, and so do many specialty practices. I've encountered a bunch of them as a paramedic, and they're good docs.\n\nThe main idea behind osteopathy is a focus on an entire person, rather than individual symptoms, and an emphasis on "manipulation," mostly of joints, as a way to heal.\n\nFrom the Academy's website:\n\n"DOs use what is called osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). OMT is a technique in which the DOs use their hands to diagnose injury and illness, giving special attention to the joints, bones, muscles, and nerves. Manipulations improve circulation, which in turn, creates a normal nerve and blood supply, enabling the body to heal itself."
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If you consider an optic specialist the equivalent of an opthamologist, the difference can be found if you look through Wikipedia, which I quote below:\n\n"An optician is an eye care professional who provides lenses for the correction of vision defects. The lenses may be contact lenses, or held in a frame in front of the eye, rarely as a monocle or most frequently as a pair of glasses, also known as spectacles or eyeglasses. The main optical properties of the lenses are specified from a refraction prescription supplied by a person qualified to measure visual defects and write an appropriate corrective prescription.\n\nvs.\n\nOphthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. The word ophthalmology comes from the Greek roots ophthalmos meaning eye and logos meaning word; ophthalmology literally means "the science of eyes." As a discipline it applies to animal eyes also, since the differences from human practice are surprisingly minor and are related mainly to differences in anatomy or prevalence, not differences in disease processes. By convention the term ophthalmologist is more restricted and implies a medically trained specialist. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are generally categorized as surgeons."
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Basically, OTs, COAs, COTs, and any other similar credentials means one thing.  They are kind of like eye nurses.  OT stands for ophthalmic technician.  COA stands for certified ophthalmic assistant.  I am an ophthalmic assitant, OA.  Depending upon the practice, these people have different duties.  In my practice, the techs do whatever the doctor needs.  In reference to low vision, I suppose the tech might have a say in the type of services you may need, with the doctor having last say.  They may teach the patient how to use devices, or simply be there to answer questions.  These people assist the doctor in exams as well.  SO basically, they are there to take care of you and address any questions or problems you might have, don't be afraid to ask, worse case scenario is that they will not know, and then they will ask the doctor!
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I looked it up on Yahoo and found nothing.  In addition, I'm a well-read med student and I've never heard of it.  Are you sure you have the name straight?
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Optometrists hold doctorate degrees (similar to M.D.s) and provide more than glasses.  They diagnose, treat, and manage diseases of the eye as well as improve patients' vision through glasses and contact lenses.
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Optometry is a medical profession. The practitioner has obtained a degree of O.D. from a 4-year program following a Bachelor's Degree. \n\nOpthamology is the branch of medicine specific to the visual pathways and requires a M.D.
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Favism .read link below carefully :
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At my school, the specialist uses magnification style reading tools.  Sort of like an overhead machine that you can put in a document and magnify it.  It all depends on the specific impairment.
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Hi, Newman. is your first name Doctor? (I had a doc named Dr.Newman a few yrs back and was just curious)
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No way to tell his prescription without seeing his glasses. You can't just pull a number out of your ass and give it to a reputable doctor and get glasses from it. He needs to see a doctor to get a prescription.
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one refers to the eye, the other one refers to a student