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optometrist

[op-tom-i-trist] / ɒpˈtɒm ɪ trɪst /
NOUN
eye doctor
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"These community camps are extremely important for villagers, because they have no access to eye care," said optometrist Gopinath Das.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Julian Prosia, a 31-year-old optometrist in Waterloo, Ontario, was living a healthy life when he and his wife started planning for a baby.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

Nobody’s screaming at a digital umpire to go to the optometrist.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

An optometrist and glasses-maker has become the latest subject for the world-renowned artist, David Hockney.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

We pass a bookstore, closed for the night, whose owner I find coffee for sometimes, and an optometrist, and a cobbler who is willing to trade shoes for beer.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Rather than selling machines to optometrists, who were making a fortune selling glasses, the maker sold machines to a new wave of ophthalmologists to perform surgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Brian McKeown, the chair of Optometry NI which represents all optometrists in Northern Ireland, said the "evidence is definitely growing" for myopia management.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2025

The unionized workers include nurse case managers, mental health counselors, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, clinical researchers, IT analysts and animal health technicians.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

"Our optometrists can estimate before they fly by what degree their prescription will change."

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

Early in 1968, a group of optometrists, with Billy among them, chartered an airplane to fly them from Ilium to an international convention of optometrists in Montreal.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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