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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Listen to this article When Helen Zervas was notified in January 2020 that her optometry practice was going to be audited by Connecticut officials, the Bristol eye doctor responded by hiring an attorney and voluntarily repaying nearly $600,000 to the state.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
Zervas did not respond to emails for this story or several phones calls to her optometry office.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
An optometry center's wall, which was close to a set of gas meters, was on fire.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
The strip mall includes 11 business suites, including an optometry center, cosmetic retail store, hair salon and a physical therapy office, according to court documents.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
Zervas did not respond to emails for this story or several phones calls to her optometry office.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
An optometry center's wall, which was close to a set of gas meters, was on fire.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
The strip mall includes 11 business suites, including an optometry center, cosmetic retail store, hair salon and a physical therapy office, according to court documents.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Optometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometry. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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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
Medical Definition
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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