After receiving a baccalaureate degree, optometrists complete 4 years of optometry school, receiving a Doctor of Optometry Degree. They are certified to provide therapeutic drugs under California law.

Optometrists have many years of experience in life-style refractions and complex contact lens evaluations and fittings, including keratoconus and provide both vision and medical eye examinations. Low vision evaluations and recommendations for specific types of low visual aids are also provided.