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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Specialist medical treatment - an ophthalmologist, dermatologist, podiatrist and orthopaedist - is available, as are nutritionists and hydrationists, while chefs rustle up home comforts from every corner of the globe.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

"Swollen MicroShunts can be structurally fragile," said ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor Ryo Tomita of Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, the study's first author.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

But we also pay out of pocket for periodic visits with specialists like our ophthalmologist and dentist, with whom we’ve developed relationships over the years.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Curtis Merriman, an American psychologist, and Walter Jablonski, a German ophthalmologist, also performed similar twin studies in the 1920s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee