Optometry

Optometry is one way to get a Doctorate degree in 2 years in an accelerated program. Are you good at physics? One area of medicine where you can get really instant results and really be like Jesus in helping the blind to see. One optometrist I know once diagnosed a brain tumor based on the visual symptoms he observed. He has then referred his ever-grateful patient to the appropriate specialist. As the person who many people go to for glasses, you can be on the front lines in noticing such symptoms.

To do invasive procedures such as corneal transplants, or LASIK, you would need to be an ophtalmologist, which is a specialty within M.D. degree.   -CS

Links

American Academy of Optometry - www.aaopt.org

American Optometric Association - www.aoa.org

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry - www.opted.org