Knock Knock Eye: Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist: What’s the Real Difference?

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Jul 3, 2025 · 46m

You ever have someone call you an optometrist when you're, say, very much not? Yeah… that happened again. So in this episode, I’m laying out the not-so-subtle (and sometimes very contentious) differences between optometrists and ophthalmologists—education, lasers, the whole thing. We also dive into the thin but mighty conjunctiva, the raging war against red eyes, and yes, my completely unsolicited but deeply held thoughts on AI in healthcare. Spoiler: I don’t hate it, but I am watching it like it might try to prescribe eyedrops.

Takeaways:

There’s a reason you never see an ophthalmologist use…