optometrist

optometrist
/op tom"i trist/, n.
a licensed professional who practices optometry.
[1900-05; OPTOMETR(Y) + -IST]

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  • Optometrist — A health care professional who is licensed to provide primary eye care services: {{}}to examine and diagnose eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal diseases and, in certain states in the U.S., to treat them; to diagnose related… …   Medical dictionary

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  • optometrist — UK [ɒpˈtɒmətrɪst] / US [ɑpˈtɑmətrɪst] noun [countable] Word forms optometrist : singular optometrist plural optometrists an optician …   English dictionary

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  • optometrist — [[t]ɒptɒ̱mətrɪst[/t]] optometrists N COUNT An optometrist is the same as an optician. [mainly AM] (in BRIT, usually use optician) …   English dictionary

  • optometrist — noun Date: 1903 a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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