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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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"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

I highly recommend that Andy Pages get a referral for the same ophthalmologist that Max Muncy saw a few years ago.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Eye specialist David Jones, consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, says this is his favourite way of witnessing an eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Sydnexis invited Robert Clark, a renowned pediatric ophthalmologist, to accompany its executives to a meeting with FDA staff last month to address the agency’s criticism.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

After the exam we went to the ophthalmologist and I picked out my eyeglasses.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved atropine for this use, but ophthalmologists sometimes prescribe a very low dose off label.

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

In swaths of the U.S., a shortage of optometrists and ophthalmologists can make appointments hard to schedule, sometimes booking for months out.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 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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