Can a parent demand that I provide their child with a treatment modality that I am uncomfortable with or one that J have little faith in? An optometrist is ngt obligated-morally or professionally-to recommend or support a plan which they believe may harm the patient Furthermore, the O.D. certainly has no obligation to provide care, or be supportive of such care, which they believe does not offer a benefit to the patient. Despite any discrepancy that may exist between your treatment modality mt and that of your patient's, it is important to the patient's request, and if possible, put forward a treatment plan that is gratifying to both the O.D. and the patient. In our case, medical management with adjunct prayer therapy wa ticket to both a healthy doctor-patient relationship, and a healthy patient.