General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  In some cases, medical care may be provided by an optometrist and an ophthalmologist working together. In this case, your primary care optometrist will refer you to a specialist, usually an ophthalmologist, for a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan. After the condition is controlled or surgically treated, the ophthalmologist will send you back to your optometrist to continue to monitor and treat your condition as needed.  Optometrists will often recommend an ocularist to you if you are seeking out a prosthetic eye or scleral shell.  Any health concerns relating to your eye, eye socket, or vision should be directed towards your primary care optometrist.

Ophthalmologists

• Macular Degeneration
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• Laser Eye Surgery
  An ophthalmologist is a highly skilled medical doctor who specializes in eye and vision care.  Ophthalmologists either have an M.D. or a D.O. degree and receive special training in all aspects of eye care, including prevention, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of eye conditions and diseases.  Ophthalmologists are licensed and credentialed to perform eye surgery, whereas an optometrist is not.

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health
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Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  Ocular melanoma, or “OM” for short, is the most common eye cancer found in adults. It is diagnosed in about 2,500 adults every year in the United States, making it also one of the rarest forms of eye cancer. It occurs when eye pigment cells’ DNA is mutated causing them to multiply out of control and collect within the eye.