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13 Times You and I Might Possibly, Definitely, Dislike Being an Optometrist

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No matter what one's profession, there are certain things that drive one crazy. As an optometrist, there are many things that drive us crazy!
13 Times You and I Might Possibly, Definitely, Dislike Being an Optometrist
These are 13 situations when we all wish we had chosen to be firefighters, lawyers or teachers—anything but an Optometrist!

1. When your neighbor calls the office at 4:30pm on a Friday with reduced vision in one eye x 1 week

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2. When during a holiday, your extended family wants to know why your aunt's sister's second cousin's mailman's sister's dog went blind

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3. When you look at the balance on your student loans

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4. When the customer ahead of you at the pharmacy is buying a 10 pack of Foster Grants and a bottle of Visine

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5. When your dentist friends tell you they have Fridays off

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6. When you see someone with truly awful glasses

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7. When you see someone wearing sunglasses over their prescription glasses

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8. When you go out with someone and your date tells you they are legally blind without their glasses

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9. When you have dinner with your optometrist friends and spend most of it one-upping each other with interesting patient stories

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10. When a patient says, "You're just an optometrist, right?"

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11. When your best friend orders their glasses online

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12. When you open your own practice, view your first reimbursement schedule and see how little you get paid for an eye exam

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13. When you give an eye exam to your significant other and they read the letters off "Tiger...Zebra...Violin...Elephant..Cake...Larry."

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Lets keep the list going! Share some of 'these' moments in the comments below!

Courtney Dryer, OD
About Courtney Dryer, OD

Courtney Dryer, OD, received her doctor of optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in 2011. She is the owner of Autarchic Spec Shop in Charlotte, NC. She has worked with Eyes on Eyecare since its founding and regularly contributes to optometric publications and vision care websites.

Courtney Dryer, OD
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