Optometry Reflection Paper

Vision is my inspiration. I wanted to understand how vision affects perspective and allows for every person to be unique, to mold their own personality, and to have an individual outlook on life. It is what led me to pursue optometry. The more I learned about optometry the more I came to appreciate the profession and its goal in improving patients’ vision. Now, most people take this to mean that an optometrists sole job is prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses. Optometry does not stop there. From my experience, optometry is not an independent but a collaborative healthcare profession because the eye does not work alone but in conjunction with the brain and the rest of the body. The reason I have chosen optometry is because it promises opportunity for me to be an influential character by helping people …show more content…
A unique experience, I was able to recognize the hard work and commitment these students had devoted to optometry. In the short time that we were together, it was an invaluable experience to be able to talk to the students firsthand about their time in optometry school. After interacting with them, I can wholeheartedly say that I share their passion and zeal for thisprofession. Shadowing an optometrist is wholly different than shadowing an intern, a fact I learned when I began shadowing Dr. Asma Alizai, a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Dr. Alizai is a candid example of why I want to be an optometrist. She loves her job because she gets to see all aspects of eyecare and help patients by achieving their best vision possible. The one thing that stood out to me when I observed Dr. Alizai’s work was that she educated the patient every single time. She never made the patient feel nervous or insecure. She used models and visuals to help the patient understand rather than throwing medical jargon at them. That’s the kind of doctor I aspire to