optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
äp-ˈtä-mə-trē 
: the health care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
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The Sacramento Bee follows the style of the Associated Press, which guides writers to only use the honorific for individuals with medical-specific professional degrees, including doctors of medicine, dental surgery, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry or veterinary medicine.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Bardash failed to appear for his hearing before the optometry board and lost the case by default, according to his license revocation.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Bardash failed to appear for his hearing before the optometry board and lost the case by default, according to his license revocation.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Optometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometry. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trē
: the profession of examining the eyesight and prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises to improve vision and of diagnosing and sometimes treating diseases of the eye
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optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
-trē
plural optometries
: the health care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
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