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Specialties that change the work

• Ocular disease

  Glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and macular degeneration. The medical end of optometry, and the fastest growing part.

• Specialty contact lenses

  Fitting scleral and custom lenses for damaged or misshapen corneas. Highly skilled and well paid.

• Pediatric optometry and vision therapy

  Eye teaming, focus and tracking problems in children. Often a cash-pay practice.

• Low vision rehabilitation

  Helping people with permanent sight loss use what vision they have left.

• Sports and performance vision

  A small field working with athletes on tracking, reaction and depth perception.