You likely underestimate what optometrists do for their patients. When they aren’t asking “Is 1 better or 2?”, optometrists are flexing their eye expertise to tease out elusive diagnoses. And short of performing surgery, they are a one-stop resource for eye health. So I asked Dr. Colin Hunsaker, an optometrist in southern Utah, to spill the tea on optometry. What is optometry school like? What’s the difference between an optometrist and an ophthalmologist? And how do optometrists feel about insurance?

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