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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After that check was delivered to the DSS office in Hartford, the audit into Zervas’ optometry practice was dropped, which prevented state auditors from combing through her records and potentially clawing back even more money for the state.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2000, Hafez died, and the Syrian constitution was altered so that his then 34-year-old son, who was studying optometry in London, could follow in his footsteps.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Even so, the new subpoena indicates federal authorities are not yet done investigating Zervas and her optometry practice.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness, is a vision condition where close objects look clear but far objects look blurry, said David Berntsen, professor of optometry and chair of clinical sciences at the University of Houston College of Optometry.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2000, Hafez died, and the Syrian constitution was altered so that his then 34-year-old son, who was studying optometry in London, could follow in his footsteps.
—Justin Salhani, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Even so, the new subpoena indicates federal authorities are not yet done investigating Zervas and her optometry practice.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Optometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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