Find Your Charge Through a Career in Optometry
Helped People
Drive Again
Dr. Miki Lyn Zilnicki Riverhead, New York
Dr. Zilnicki owns her own practice where she changes lives through vision therapy. All while balancing her other passions in life—yoga, her daughter and helping out on her husband’s farm.
Improved Patients’
Quality of Life
Dr. Jeffrey Lewis Champaign, Illinois
Fueling strong connections drives Dr. Lewis—whether that’s with his patients in the exam room or on the dance floor when he’s deejaying. His life is full of the things and people he loves.
Advocated For Children With
Special Needs
Dr. Muriel Martinez Houston, Texas
Whether she’s in the lecture hall with students, the exam room with patients, or at the studio rehearsing for her next dance competition, Dr. Martinez is getting the most out of life.
Three reasons to seriously consider a career in optometry
Strong Patient Relationships
“The relationships that I develop with my patients are unique and special because not only do I get to provide them with the highest quality of care for what arguably is the most important sense, but I get to do that in an affordable manner and also spend the time that these patients deserve. Unfortunately, there’s a trend in health care right now where it’s less and less time with the patient as the doctor, but in optometry, you have a say in how much time you want to spend with your patients, and my relationships extend beyond these walls.”
Earning Potential
“I think the earning potential is empowering. It gives you freedom. You can travel; you can dance; you can do so many things. You can change lives while you’re doing all that stuff at the same time.”
Career Autonomy
“I chose optometry because I knew that I wanted a family. And I knew this profession was one that would give me that balance between work and family. And I could feel successful in a career … You are in complete control of your future and your success. And not many professions give that to you.”
