Definition of Optometry

1. Noun. The practice of an optometrist.

Generic synonyms: Practice
Derivative terms: Optometrist

Definition of Optometry

1. n. Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means of the optometer.

Definition of Optometry

1. Noun. the art and science of vision and eye care ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Optometry

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Medical Definition of Optometry

1. The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Optometry

optoisolators
optokinetic
optokinetic nystagmus
optology
optomechanical
optomechanically
optomechanics
optomeninx
optometer
optometers
optometric
optometrically
optometries
optometrist
optometrists
optometry (current term)
optomotor
optomyometer
optophobia
optophone
optotype
optotypes
optrode
optrodes
optronic
optronics
opts
opts in
opts out
opulence

Literary usage of Optometry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Laws of California, as Amended Up to the End of the Session of 1903 by California, Walter Scott Brann (1903)
"optometry. act to regulate the practice of optometry and for the appointment ... The practice of optometry is defined as fol- s, namely: The employment of ..."

2. General Laws of California, as Amended Up to the End of the Extra Session of ...by California, Walter Scott Brann, Richard Maury Sims by California, Walter Scott Brann, Richard Maury Sims (1906)
"An act to regulate the practice of optometry and for the appointment of a ... The practice of optometry is defined as follows, namely: The employment of ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"He wrote ' Ophthalmia and optometry,' and many similar works. BULL, John, English musician: b. Somersetshire, about 1563; d. Antwerp, 12 March 1628. ..."

4. Medical Men and the Law by Hugh Emmett Culbertson (1913)
"... within the purview of a statute against the practice of medicine or surgery by unlicensed persons.6 optometry.—optometry has been defined by the Utah ..."

5. General Laws of California, as Amended Up to the End of the Session of 1909 by California (1909)
"optometry. ACT 2573. An act to regulate the practice of optometry and for ... Any person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry within the meaning of ..."

6. Criminal Law and Statutory Penalties of Illinois: A Compilation of the by Illinois (1920)
"optometry. (Act of 1919.) Sec. 8. Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place in his principal office, ..."

7. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"See Ferguson, Pocket optical dictionary, Including- pronunciation and definition of the principal words used in optometry and ophthalmology, together with a ..."

8. Laws by Illinois (1919)
"Department of Registration and nois optometry Act". I 9. ... AN ACT in relation to the regulation of the practice of optometry. SECTION 1. ..."

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