Thanks Doctor. Which optometry school did you attend? You put down Optometry as if you hate it. Are you depressed? I wish you the best.
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I don't hate optometry and I'm certainly not depressed. It irritates me to no end when you people say that anyone who points out the shortcomings of optometry's future due to the changes that are taking place is "bashing" optometry.
You're an oncologist and you have a patient with stage 4 small cell carcinoma. You tell him "Sir, I"m so sorry, but your organs are failing, the cancer has spread to many different parts of your body, and we can't fight it anymore. As we've discussed before, it's time to get things in order since you don't have much time."
Now, I ask you, are you "bashing" that patient. Are you hateful of that patient? Are you a terrible doctor for telling him the truth? Should you be in the room saying "Oh, no worries, chief, you're gonna be just fine. That cancer will just buff right out and you'll be out shooting hoops in no time." Are you going to speak with his family members and tell them "Heeeeeeeey there! Lookin' good folks, he's gonna pull through with no troubles whatsoever, maybe a little recovery and that's it." Would that be the noble approach?
Optometry is the cancer patient. Commercial optometry, insurance cuts, and oversupply is the cancer, and you are a "cell" in that cancer patient's body.
I do not, and have never, hated optometry. What I do "hate" is what has happened to it and what is continuing to happen to it. If you want to make optometry into something that suits your desires, feel free, but you'll be in the pool soon and the water is nice and cold. Actually, there's not much water left since there's so many of us in it - we take up all the space. You'll just be rubbing elbows with a bunch of people who are already nice and warm from each other's body heat. Too bad, you'll be made to stand next to the pool, though. Enjoy the view from the outside.