vision therapist or optometrist or optician

happy12

Sun, Feb 03 2013, 9:11 am

anyone out there who is a vision therapist or optometrist?

What does the training entail?
Can you make parnassah working pt for someone else?

If you trained in NY -where did you train?

TIA

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chocolate moose

Sun, Feb 03 2013, 9:31 am

I have a friend who is an optomotrist . Not sure about her training but she works weird hours and travels a long way. Not ideal with little kids, that's for sure.

manhattanmom

Thu, Feb 07 2013, 11:22 pm

First off, there is only ONE optometry school currently in NYC--not sure if that's where you are located...and therefore it is super duper hard to get into. (SUNY optometry) The program is long and a lot of work--as most specialized medical fields are.
A vision therapist has an optometry background--can be an optometrist or someone who went to a specialized program for vision therapy in an optometry school, as it is also a medical based field.

happy12

Fri, Feb 08 2013, 10:40 am

well, I guess optometrist is out- what about optician?

happy12

Sat, Oct 05 2013, 9:22 pm

Bump

Any opticians out there?
Are there job opportunities in NYC?
Is the salary decent?

greenfire

Sat, Oct 05 2013, 10:14 pm

you could have had a baby in the amount of time you're waiting here ...

do some research on-line and see what you come up with that is conducive to your piqued interest in optometry

cleveland has a school ... I think you need some college before this program - you can't just hop into a field

http://www.uhhospitals.org/ser.....ogram

http://www.sunyopt.edu/educati.....ssion

happy12

Sat, Oct 05 2013, 10:56 pm

I did research. I know what school to go to in NYC. I just want to know if it is a worthwhile field for a frum women from some one who has done it.

gribzoid

Sat, Oct 05 2013, 11:00 pm

New York City Technical College has an optician program.

http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/a.....shtml

Look under healthcare professions.

Kugglegirl

Sun, Oct 06 2013, 2:08 am

There are a few frum women who are Teachers of the Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility Specialists. Vision Rehabilitation Therapist is also a good choice- works with adults instead of kids.

Domincan College is very accommodating about scheduling classes with the Shabbas observant in mind. Many of the schools are doing a lot of the classes as on-line classes as well.

I am trained in this field & as a private contractor get paid higher than an OT, PT or SLP.

There is usually federal funding available, that is grant money that does not have to be re-paid.

You can PM me if you have any questions.

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