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Hi guys,
I am a 4th year med student, PA-C x 6 years, and a husband of a type I diabetic. My wife routinely goes to the Eye Center for her dilated exam for screening for diabetic retinopathy. She has never actually been seen by the ophthalmologist and instead sees the optometrist who I have been told has extra training in this disease process. I thought that the ADA recommendation was to have a dilated exam by an ophthalmologist annually. My wife did not even realize that she was seeing the optometrist until this year when I noticed on the billboard the group recently bought that the lady seeing her all this time was an O.D. She was referred by her endo to this group and I sort of feel like she has been dooped! Anyone want to comment on this practice and whether or not it is appropriate? I am not in the loop enough to know if this is akin to my former job whereas a PA I routinely did things that people thought only a physician could do, but were well within my capability. I just don't know about this. Every year my wife's check is pefect and she has never had any proliferative changes, but now I am wondering if we should change practices for her. Let me hear from you ophtho's who know about this issue. Thanks in advance.
I am a 4th year med student, PA-C x 6 years, and a husband of a type I diabetic. My wife routinely goes to the Eye Center for her dilated exam for screening for diabetic retinopathy. She has never actually been seen by the ophthalmologist and instead sees the optometrist who I have been told has extra training in this disease process. I thought that the ADA recommendation was to have a dilated exam by an ophthalmologist annually. My wife did not even realize that she was seeing the optometrist until this year when I noticed on the billboard the group recently bought that the lady seeing her all this time was an O.D. She was referred by her endo to this group and I sort of feel like she has been dooped! Anyone want to comment on this practice and whether or not it is appropriate? I am not in the loop enough to know if this is akin to my former job whereas a PA I routinely did things that people thought only a physician could do, but were well within my capability. I just don't know about this. Every year my wife's check is pefect and she has never had any proliferative changes, but now I am wondering if we should change practices for her. Let me hear from you ophtho's who know about this issue. Thanks in advance.