Abnormal, harmful, or undesirable effect on an organism that causes anatomical or functional damage, irreversible physical changes, or increases the susceptibility to other biological, chemical, or environmental stresses.
Optometrists can prescribe glasses, contact lenses, eye exercises, vision aids and therapy, and (in some states) oral and topical medications to treat certain eye diseases. Ophthalmologists are doctors of the eye. They have graduated from medical school and are licensed to practice medicine, so their credentials are either doctor of medicine (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO).
Report Abuse. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who believe that mental diseases are medical conditions that have a medical explanation and a medical cure. So they will most often prescribe medications because medications are the medical response to a disease.If your interested in other forms of therapy, you can ask about seeing a psychologist, or a therapist. They specialize in treating mental diseases without the use of medicine.ating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: No psychiatrist dont always prescribe medication. I've seen one for a year, and got medicine prescribed to me to help me sleep and one other bottle for bipolar, but they took me off of them since i had an allergic reaction to one.