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Pre-Med or Pre-Optometry

Pre-Med or Pre-Optometry

I am interested in having a career in ophthalmology.  I was wondering, for a person to do this, would it better to take a pre-med program in college or a pre-optometry program?
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The road to Eye MD is college, medical school, internship, residence plus/minus fellowship.

The road to an non-MD optometrist is college, optometry school.

You must be a great student or you will not make it into ophthalmology.

JCH MD
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