House Rules - The Eye Doctor

[dcsimpson]

I think maybe he had her say "eye doctor" because the general public probably doesn't have as big of a vocabulary as we do. *shrugs* I think I'm done now.

I say "eye doctor." Maybe it's a regionalism.

[Todd McCloud]

I think maybe he had her say "eye doctor" because the general public probably doesn't have as big of a vocabulary as we do. *shrugs* I think I'm done now.

I say "eye doctor." Maybe it's a regionalism.

Perhaps. I'm from the midwest... and we typically say "eye guy" or "Pearle Vision doctor", since that company has a monopoly out here. So I guess it all evens out in the end, lol.

[Richard K Niner]

We seem to use "eye doctor" here too.

[Caigan]

I think maybe he had her say "eye doctor" because the general public probably doesn't have as big of a vocabulary as we do. *shrugs* I think I'm done now.

I say "eye doctor." Maybe it's a regionalism.

I used to say "Lens Crafters" whenever talking about any eye doctor, as I've had glasses since I was 5 and the only place we ever GOT them was Lenscrafters.

I learned the difference later and now call em mostly "eye doctors" instead of optomitrists (or whatnot).

[Tum0spoo]

I have no say in the matter as the topic dosn't come up around me, however I'm pretty sure that I would say eye doctor. Course I also live in a somewhat... less than plesent area. All the bad language. If I hear. "N***a shut yo dumb a** up f*g*t a** mother f***er." I'm gonna pop.
*still happy to not have eye problems*

[Todd McCloud]

I think maybe he had her say "eye doctor" because the general public probably doesn't have as big of a vocabulary as we do. *shrugs* I think I'm done now.

I say "eye doctor." Maybe it's a regionalism.

I used to say "Lens Crafters" whenever talking about any eye doctor, as I've had glasses since I was 5 and the only place we ever GOT them was Lenscrafters.

I learned the difference later and now call em mostly "eye doctors" instead of optomitrists (or whatnot).

I've had glasses since the first grade. I ran into a table, almost lost my eye (I eventually received stitches just under my right eye). My eyesight was never the same, lol. Now my left eye is starting to balance out, so it all works out.

I don't know what I call the eye doctor. I don't think I really even talk to him, lol.

[Bocaj Claw]

Wee! Story time!

I've always had bad vision but no realized this until I had to go to the doctor following an allergic reaction to owl pellets. While I was there they tested my vision and concluded it was a miracle I could read anything written on the blackboard at school. So I was glassesed up and thats that.

[Zaaphod]

I had perfect vision until I was 14, then it went bad. I guess it was inevitable, as both my parents have bad vision. My dad's is bad enough the army didn't want him (and this was during the Vietnam War).

[DesertFoxCat]

I say "eye doctor." Maybe it's a regionalism.

I say guy who shines lights into, blows air into, and drips drops into my eyes

[Lissou]

Here (in France) we say ophtalmo, short for "ophtalmologue". There is also "opticien", but I think these are the guys who sell the glasses. Anyway, only the ophtalmologists are doctors, I think.

[Gizensha]

Here (in France) we say ophtalmo, short for "ophtalmologue". There is also "opticien", but I think these are the guys who sell the glasses. Anyway, only the ophtalmologists are doctors, I think.

I haven't really known of anyone saying "Eye Doctor" here after age 5, it's optician. As for a distinction between person who sells glasses and person who examins eyes... There really isn't one over here, go get your eyes tested, go out of that room into the other room with your subscription and then a sales assistent guides you round the selection of glasses. Then come back two or three days later (or an hour if you go to Specsavers) and your glasses are ready (or both pairs of glassess are ready if you go to Specsavers due to the perpetual buy one get one free offer they have)

[DesertFoxCat]

I haven't really known of anyone saying "Eye Doctor" here after age 5, it's optician.

You adults don't know what you're missing!

[The MAZZTer]

I'm not really sure what we do here. Every time I've had to go it's always "time to go get an eye checkup" or something like that. We just call the guy a "doctor".

He's pretty funny through. When he tests your eyes' ability to follow objects (or whatever they lead your eyes around your range of vision for) he uses a purple bunny finger puppet with one ear to do so.

He gave it a name and calls it his scary rabbit, and insists all his patients are petrified when they see it.

And then of course when it's my brother's turn to undergo the "torture", the doctor goes on about how I was scared stiff...