How To Remove Eye Make Up-Can an Opthamologist removes stitches from the eye?

by Chris Devers

Question by Princess: Can an Opthamologist removes stitches from the eye?
my 6 year old got stitches in his eyelid . Does his primary doctor take out the stitches or can an Opthamologist do it. Some people are telling me they dont do that but i would think so since it is an eye specialist.

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Answer by E A
Ophthalmologists are medical doctors just like your primary care doctor. Most Ophthalmologists perform minor surgical procedures and many of them perform major surgical procedures, so removing stitches is certainly within their scope of practice. It would be unusual if an Ophthalmologist did not offer this procedure.

Optometrists are the type of eye doctors that most people see. In addition to prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses, Optometrists diagnose and treat diseases of the eye but the vast majority of Optometrists do not perform surgery. However, removing stitches from an eyelid is a fairly simple process that an Optometrist could easily perform, but you would have to check their office to see if they do it.

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