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Definition of Optometrist
1. Noun. A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses.
Generic synonyms: Specialiser, Specialist, Specializer
Derivative terms: Oculus, Optometry
Definition of Optometrist
1. n. One who is skilled in or practices optometry.
Definition of Optometrist
1. Noun. a person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Optometrist
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Medical Definition of Optometrist
1. Professional trained to provide primary eye and vision care and improve vision with glasses, contact lenses, etc. An optometrist is an o.d. (doctor of optometry), not an m.d. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Optometrist
Literary usage of Optometrist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Careers for Women by Catherine Filene (1920)
"THE optometrist M. DORIS SWEETLAND Description of occupation ACCORDING to the
laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 700, Acts of 1912, "The practice of optometry ..."
2. Laws by Illinois (1919)
"The fee to be paid by an applicant for a certificate of registration as a registered
optometrist, who applies therefor, pursuant to the provisions of ..."
3. Criminal Law and Statutory Penalties of Illinois: A Compilation of the by Illinois (1920)
"Whenever a registered optometrist practices optometry outside of or away from
his principal office, place of business or employment, he shall deliver to ..."
4. Opportunity Monograph: Vocational Rehabilitation Series, No. 1-40. November by United States Division of Vocational Education (1918)
"°use of all these instruments the optometrist can determine the nature of the
lences required to correct any refractive errors found. ..."
5. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1921)
""An oculist and ophthalmologist are practically synonymous terms . . . the distinction
between the optometrist and ophthalmologist or oculist is that the ..."
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