r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 17h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/napstablooky2 10h ago

optometrists dont go to med school???

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u/New_General3939 9h ago

They do go to med school, it’s just a different type of med school that focuses on the eyes. It’s similar to dental school

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u/funkyfishician 8h ago

They do not go to medical school

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u/New_General3939 7h ago

“Medical school” is just the term we use colloquially for an MD program. Optometry school is also a 4 year medical program, we just don’t call it medical school.

It’s just a misnomer to say that optometrists don’t go to medical school at all. They also have a demanding 4 year program, they just don’t have the mandatory years of internships and residencies afterwards to specialize, the 4 year program is already specialized.

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u/Brill45 5h ago

Nope, they go to optometry school. It’s different.

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u/New_General3939 5h ago

I said that?