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shazia shaiz

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May 29, 2012, 6:28:41 PM5/29/12
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Assalam o alaikum!

Hope You all are fine.I want to ask a question.In Pakistan is there
only Bsc degree for optometrist?Ther are not called Doctors?

Tanvir Akhtar

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May 29, 2012, 9:09:39 PM5/29/12
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No currently it's not the case. Our education system is British and we are not called doctors unless we do PhD in this field.
Even in America you are not ENTITLED to be called doctors when you complete your 4years BS Optom, you have to do post degree fellowship of 3years to attain that label. You may say that American OD is equal to MPhil in optom.

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Tanvir Akhtar
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shazia shaiz

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Jun 2, 2012, 5:39:15 PM6/2/12
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That means if we do Optometry even from a private college we r not called doctors?

shaz...@gmail.com

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Jun 2, 2012, 6:38:04 PM6/2/12
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Ok so that means if we do Doc of Optometry from any private college still we r nt called doctors?
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