optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtä-mə-trist 
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician
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If so, optometrists and ophthalmologists could help flag individuals at risk decades before cognitive symptoms appear.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Rucoba used his decades of experience as an optometrist to set up a mobile eye exam clinic in Mexico, and as part of the Lions Club distributes tens of thousands of eye glasses to those in need.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Both optometrists and ophthalmologists can perform eye exams and prescribe corrective lenses.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
In a recent interview on The Dry Eye Podcast, Dr. Selina McGee, an optometrist at Bespoke Vision in Edmond, Oklahoma, about the FDA’s approval of a promising new treatment and why dry eye care is finally having its moment.
—Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Rucoba used his decades of experience as an optometrist to set up a mobile eye exam clinic in Mexico, and as part of the Lions Club distributes tens of thousands of eye glasses to those in need.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Both optometrists and ophthalmologists can perform eye exams and prescribe corrective lenses.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
In a recent interview on The Dry Eye Podcast, Dr. Selina McGee, an optometrist at Bespoke Vision in Edmond, Oklahoma, about the FDA’s approval of a promising new treatment and why dry eye care is finally having its moment.
—Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Optometrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometrist. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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