Optometrists are fine when you just need or want a new glasses rx but they're not able to deal with eye problems in any substantial way.

I once went to an optometrist who had fancy computerized diagnostic tools (long before they were much in use) and he came up with a diagnosis of "subcapsular cataract." I went to an ophthalmologist who was all concerned about it and put me through several more tests but the diagnosis was wrong. There was no cataract.

Your eye concerns should be investigated by an ophthalmologist. I hope that you can get some good answers.