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optometrist

one who examines eyes and measures vision

Not to be confused with:

ophthalmologist – physician specializing in the eye

optician – one who makes lenses and eyeglasses

op·tom·e·trist

(ŏp-tŏm′ĭ-trĭst)

A person who is professionally trained and licensed to examine the eyes for visual defects, diagnose problems or impairments, and prescribe corrective lenses or provide other types of treatment.

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optometrist

(ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪst)

(Medicine) a person who is qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses. Also called (esp Brit): ophthalmic optician Compare optician, ophthalmologist

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

op•tom•e•trist

(ɒpˈtɒm ɪ trɪst)

n.

a licensed professional who practices optometry.

[1900–05]

optometrist

Specialist in the testing eyes and prescribing of lenses to correct vision.

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optometrist - a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

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specialiser, specialist, specializer - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

Translations

optometrista

Optometrist

optometrista

optometrist

[ɒpˈtɒmətrɪst] N → optometrista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optometrist

[ɒpˈtɒmətrɪst] n (mainly US) → optométriste m/fopt-out clause n → clause f de retrait

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optometrist

n (US: = optician) → Optiker(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

op·tom·e·trist

n. optometrista, optómetra, profesional que practica la optometría.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

optometrist

n optómetra mf, optometrista mf (Ang)

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New research has highlighted the effectiveness of optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology in improving the diagnostic ability of optometrists working in primary care.

STUDY FINDS OCT IMPROVES DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF OPTOMETRISTS

OKLAHOMA CITY A bill allowing optometrists to set up practices in retail stores was signed into law Tuesday.

Governor signs bill allowing eye care in retail stores

Optometrists work to promote healthy lifestyle decisions that can affect a patient's eyesight, such as not smoking and wearing safety glasses when doing dangerous work (BLS, 2018).

optometrist: Optometrists, also known as eye doctors, help people who are having trouble seeing get glasses or contacts to correct their vision

ISLAMABAD -- Children are developing permanent problems with their vision because they are not being given eye tests early enough, optometrists have warned.

Children 'getting sight problems because of eye test delays'

EYE services need to be reformed "urgently" to meet demand, optometrists have claimed.

EYE PRESSURE; Calls for reform of services as 12,500 patients are on waiting list

MAY I , on behalf of the independent optometrists in Wales, correct the somewhat misleading impression that occurred in Thursday's Western Mail in a full-page advertisement by Specsavers that they are the prime provider of advanced ophthalmic services in Wales.

Shining a light on our optometrists; Views of Wales

THE Association of Optometrists has issued advice on good contact lens care as Halloween approaches - a time when people often experiment with different types of zeropowered cosmetic lenses.

Keep eyes safe this Halloween

Run by the Association of Optometrists (AOP), the awards recognise the highest levels of achievement in UK optics.

Town optometrist up for a national award

AOPTOMETRIST Sarah Farrant, a member of the College of Optometrists, says: "People can suffer from headaches for a number of different reasons.

ASK THE EXPERT: Are eye problems behind my child's headaches?

A group of Texas optometrists is lobbying the State Legislature for more power to negotiate contracts with health insurance companies, and the measure they are supporting could hit consumers' wallets, some business advocates say.

Optometrists Seek Negotiating Power With Health Insurers

At Cardiff University Optometrists we offer a professional service for patients of all ages and visual needs.