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Recent Examples of optometrist
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.
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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
And since the scans are already in use in optometrist offices, this life-saving technology could be in the hands of medical professionals sooner than expected.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2023
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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
And since the scans are already in use in optometrist offices, this life-saving technology could be in the hands of medical professionals sooner than expected.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optometrist
Noun
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Her eyes were noticeably red, and my ophthalmologist had suggested an over-the-counter product for me that works beautifully and is safe to use.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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If so, optometrists and ophthalmologists could help flag individuals at risk decades before cognitive symptoms appear.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Experts liken these markers to fingerprints that can help doctors match each patient with the treatment most likely to work for them, making care more precise and personalized than ever before.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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This realistic doctor’s coat has everything your aspiring doctor needs to give their patients a check-up, including a face mask, a stethoscope with sound effects (AAA batteries not included), thermometer, syringe, reflex hammer, and reusable name tag.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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His personal physician, Admiral Cary Grayson, kept the severity of the stroke hidden from Congress and the American people, while his wife, first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, surreptitiously took charge of matters of state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sports medicine physician Jesse Morse described on X that Hill's injury was potentially career-ending.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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That is, people who have spent a substantial amount of time studying it, publishing research on it, teaching on it, or all of the above—for instance, pediatrician Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on vaccines and nutrition scientist.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
2 Oct. 2025
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That’s when his pediatrician noticed his walk seemed unusual and suggested leg braces.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ramos has three decades of experience as an obstetrician gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, according to her biography.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Griffin, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Louisiana who reportedly lost her job for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, did her own research and tried to suggest that the mRNA in mRNA vaccines could be turned into DNA inside human cells and integrate into our genetic material.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ask for a referral to a neurologist but also talk with your doctor about other potential causes for the mood changes.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 2005, a pediatric neurologist in Germany discovered that some children with symptoms of autism had normal folate levels in their blood but low folate levels in their brains.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Of course, talk to your own physical therapist or podiatrist for shoe recommendations, but in my experience, the adidas Evo SLs were clutch in maintaining my running and rehab-heavy routine.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
22 Sep. 2025
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Doctors Council, which is also affiliated with Service Employees International Union, represents physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and veterinarians.—
Patrick Aguilar,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Treatments your dermatologist can provide, like low-level lasers that support the hair follicles can help, Mitchell says.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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If your efforts at home are not working and your skin is still dehydrated, contact a dermatologist for an evaluation.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Optometrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optometrist. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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