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ophthalmologist

[of-thuhl-mol-uh-jist, -thuh-, -thal-, op-] / ˌɒf θəlˈmɒl ə dʒɪst, -θə-, -θæl-, ˌɒp- /
NOUN
eye doctor
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Professor Alastair Denniston, an ophthalmologist who also worked on the report, described the technology as "an exceptional opportunity" for healthcare which was "likely to rank alongside step-changes such as antibiotics and MRI".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit," Tarar said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dr. Kristina Voss, an ophthalmologist with Keck Medicine of USC, was enthusiastic about the Eyeball Care treatment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

An FDA ophthalmologist at the meeting didn’t speak at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Yesterday all anyone here could talk about was Anne’s eyes, because Mother had suggested I go to the ophthalmologist with Mrs. Kleiman.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

As part of a routine eye exam, ophthalmologists assess the eye’s cup-to-disc ratio.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Pediatric ophthalmologists are urging the FDA to reconsider and look at the big picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The motivation underlying this work stems from the limited options currently available to ophthalmologists for investigating the finer details of the sclera in living patients and specimens.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

So, when two of Lyons’ fellow ophthalmologists at Emory came to him and suggested evaluating the accuracy of the AI chatbot ChatGPT in diagnosing eye-related complaints, he jumped at the chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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