optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtä-mə-trist 
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician
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After all, a lot of the same ingredients that tick off your skin (like fragrances and dyes) can have the same effect on your eyes, Sonia Kelley, OD, MS, a medical editor for All About Vision and an optometrist based in Ohio, tells SELF.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
This workforce includes physician assistants, optometrists, pharmacists, case managers, rehabilitation specialists, mental health clinicians and clinical lab scientists.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Why does Fred, again, an optometrist, not recognize the man trailing him and standing before him as not only his wife’s dear colleague, but also the only person of color in town?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: Prescribers of the diabetes drugs came from a broad range of specialties, mostly internal medicine and endocrinologists, but also including dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and acupuncturists, the IG found.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
This workforce includes physician assistants, optometrists, pharmacists, case managers, rehabilitation specialists, mental health clinicians and clinical lab scientists.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Why does Fred, again, an optometrist, not recognize the man trailing him and standing before him as not only his wife’s dear colleague, but also the only person of color in town?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: Prescribers of the diabetes drugs came from a broad range of specialties, mostly internal medicine and endocrinologists, but also including dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and acupuncturists, the IG found.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Optometrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometrist. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trəst
: a specialist licensed in optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician sense 2
Medical Definition
optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trəst
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician sense 2
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