optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtä-mə-trist 
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician
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During the exam, an optometrist will dilate your eyes (make the pupils of the eyes bigger with medicated eyedrops) to see how well light is refracted by your eyes.
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Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
In 2011, the county paid $2 million to the family of optometrist Salvatore J. Culosi, who was standing unarmed outside an undercover officer’s truck when he was shot by Officer Deval Bullock.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Disney California Adventure Buena Vista Street 28) Five and Dime — Sitting on a pink table on the shop’s exterior balcony next to an Eye Works optometrist sign.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Eclipse blindness is very rare, said Dr. Chris Browning, an optometrist who owns VisionQuest Eyecare in Greenwood and Fishers.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
In 2011, the county paid $2 million to the family of optometrist Salvatore J. Culosi, who was standing unarmed outside an undercover officer’s truck when he was shot by Officer Deval Bullock.
—Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
Disney California Adventure Buena Vista Street 28) Five and Dime — Sitting on a pink table on the shop’s exterior balcony next to an Eye Works optometrist sign.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024
Eclipse blindness is very rare, said Dr. Chris Browning, an optometrist who owns VisionQuest Eyecare in Greenwood and Fishers.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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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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