Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologist are known as eye doctors.They are a medically trained doctor who is an expert in diagnosing and treating eye diseases or injuries. They have a variety of tasks to accomplish in their everyday life. One of their every-day duties is to examine and diagnose the patients. They must be responsible for both the medical and psychological aspects of dealing with patients. When serious, they must perform surgery along with other doctors. They collaborate with other specialist in determining treatment plans. Their duties consist of performing biopsies and even certifying legally blind patients. Some of their other duties are:

• Communicating with the family of the patients.
• Managing an outpatient clinic
• Educating patients about their condition and treatment plan for it

Salary: $105,015- $249,468 per year

Education: In order to become an ophthalmologist, you must complete the education requirements. First of, you must complete at least three years of undergraduate education. The another four years for medical training. However, some advance educational programs allow you to obtain a bachelor’s degree and a medical degree in 6 to 7 years rather than 8 years. Which it is highly recommended. Some courses must include: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and english. You are also required to successfully complete a 1-year internship prior to entry.

Demand or Need for this profession: Based on BLS, the employment outlook for the physicians in general is good. In other words, it was predicted of 14% increase in job openings in about 2014-2024.

Reflection: I think I would like to be an ophthalmologist, because I would like to help people with their problems.  Whenever I go to my eye doctor for my check up, I admire how hard they work to make us feel better. I had eye problems and I would like to help people with their problems.