optometrist

optometrist
op·tom·e·trist

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  • Optometrist — Op*tom e*trist, n. One who is skilled in or practices optometry, especially one who examines the eyes for defects in vision and prescribes the proper lenses to correct any defects discovered. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • optometrist — 1903; see OPTOMETRY (Cf. optometry) + IST (Cf. ist) …   Etymology dictionary

  • optometrist — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a person who practises optometry; an opthalmic optician …   English terms dictionary

  • optometrist — ☆ optometrist [äp täm′ə trist ] n. a specialist in optometry …   English World dictionary

  • Optometrist — Die Optometrie ist die Teildisziplin der Augenoptik, die Fehlsichtigkeiten korrigiert. Sie umfasst die biologische und physikalische Optik. Die Grundlagen für die Fach und Hochschulausbildung auf dem Gebiet der Optometrie wurden in Deutschland… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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

  • optometrist — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑optician VERB + OPTOMETRIST ▪ go to, visit ▪ I went to visit my optometrist …   Collocations dictionary

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

  • optometrist — See oculist. See oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 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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