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An ophthalmologist is trained as a physician and has gone to medical school, which makes them an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). An optometrist, on the other hand, is an O.D. (Doctor of Optometry or Occulis Doctor).

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OD is the abbreviation for ophthalmologist.

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what is the abbreviation for ophthalmologist?

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An opthamologist is a medical doctor, MD, specializing in the eye. If they have a certification in a particular field they might have other initials after that.

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Left eye- OS Right eye- OD

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