OPHTHALMOLOGIST DR. MIGUEL CASTILLO

Choosing an eye doctor is a very important health care decision. After all, you will be trusting your eye doctor to safeguard your precious sense of sight and help you maintain a lifetime of good vision.

The first step in your decision is to understand that there are two types of eye doctors: optometrists and ophthalmologists such as; Dr. Miguel Castillo who has been helping patients for more than 12 years.

He is graduaded from the Medical School of theUANL (Universidad Autonoma of Nuevo Leon) and and obtained is diploma in the specialty  of Ophthalmology from the TEC of Monterrey.

He is bilingual and has a lot of experience serving patients from U.S. and Canada.

 

What exactly  is an Ophthalmologist?

Dr. Miguel Castillo is an ophthalmologist, which means: Medical Doctor (MD) who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are trained to perform eye exams, diagnose and treat disease, prescribe medications and perform eye surgery ( such as LASIK Surgery). They also write prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses.

Ophthalmologists generally complete four years of college, four years of medical school, one year of internship, and a minimum of three years of hospital-based residency in ophthalmology.

So (to extend the analogy with dentistry), whereas the education of an optometrist is similar to that of a general dentist, the education and training of an ophthalmologist are more similar to that of an oral surgeon.

and an Optometrist?

An optometrist is an eye doctor who has earned the Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree. Optometrists examine eyes for both vision and health problems, and correct refractive errors by prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses.

The Office of Dr. Miguel Castillo offfers optometrist services, as well as; selling of an extended variety different styles and brands of Eyeglasses, and contact lenses at very affordable prices.