Training Explained
What an Ocular Disease Residency Means
Optometry school covers eye disease; a residency in it is a further stretch of supervised clinical work where disease is the whole caseload. Dr. Maasarani completed that residency at the UC Berkeley School of Optometry, with eye disease as the focus of the caseload, which is where the judgment comes from about what to treat, what to watch, and what to refer.
What Glaucoma Certification Allows in California
In California an optometrist's license lists certifications that widen what the doctor may do. Therapeutic pharmaceutical agent certification allows the doctor to prescribe medication and treat conditions of the front of the eye and the eyelids, such as infections, inflammation, and allergies. Glaucoma certification adds the diagnosis and treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma in adults. Both are set out by the California State Board of Optometry, and both mean a red, painful, or itchy eye can usually be diagnosed and treated in the same visit rather than referred out.
