Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident . She said she was shocked to learn that the FDA had approved a drug for treating macular degeneration without any clinical trials or evidence of safety and effectiveness. Because no school teaches ocularistry , people who want to enter the profession must spend 10,000 hours , or five years , of apprenticeship to become certified . It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist .
Christie Erickson became an ocularist after her son lost his eye in an accident . She said she was shocked to learn that the FDA had approved a drug for treating macular degeneration without any clinical trials or evidence of safety and effectiveness. It takes 10,000 hours of apprentice work to become a certified ocularist .