What is the difference between an Ophthalmologist and an Optometrist?

<p dir="ltr">Ophthalmologists and optometrists both deal with eye care, but their qualifications, roles, and responsibilities differ significantly. Here's a comparison to help understand their key differences:</p><div dir="ltr" align="left"><table style="height: 411px; width: 97.9412%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 14.9775%;" width="133"><col style="width: 27.1396%;" width="241"><col style="width: 28.2658%;" width="251"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th><p dir="ltr">Feature</p></th><th><p dir="ltr">Ophthalmologist</p></th><th><p dir="ltr">Optometrist</p></th></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Qualification</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/mbbs-chp"&gt;MBBS&lt;/a&gt; + &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/ms-masters-of-surgery-chp"&gt;MS&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/mbbs-chp"&gt;MBBS&lt;/a&gt;5 or &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/dnb-diplomate-of-national-board-chp"&gt;DNB&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/ophthalmology-courses-chp"&gt;Ophthalmology&lt;/a&gt;</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Bachelor's in Optometry (&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/bachelor-of-optometry-chp"&gt;BOptom&lt;/a&gt;/B.Sc Optometry)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Role</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Diagnoses and treats medical/surgical eye issues</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Conducts vision tests, prescribes glasses/lenses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Can Perform Surgery? </p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Yes</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">No</p></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Title</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Medical Doctor (Dr.)</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Not a medical doctor</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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