optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtä-mə-trist 
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician
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Rebecca had been struggling to see the blackboard in sixth grade when her dad scheduled an appointment with an optometrist.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Jeremy had the idea, then, of sending optometrists packs of the postcards pre-stamped, with the address line left blank.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The solar eclipse, a celestial event that promises to be both awe-inspiring and eerie, is also prompting a critical warning from optometrists: Don't look at the sun.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
And as Nyla and her mom were in an adjacent room in the church being trained on the Ruby XL HD on Thursday, Dawn DeCarlo, CEO of Sight Savers America and herself an optometrist, explained that the type of struggle Robyn had mentioned isn’t unusual.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
While the highly specialized cells inside our eyes don’t feel any pain, the rods and cones and photochemical reactors become inflamed and damaged when looking at the sun, said Ronald Benner, an optometrist and president of the American Optometric Association.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Don’t look directly at the partially eclipsed sun without the proper protection, says Hin Cheung, an optometrist at Indiana University, in a statement.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
As an optometrist working with children in his former life, Kvetny used his hobby of doing magic tricks as a means of observing the kids’ eye movements.
—Penny E Schwartz, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2024
Mark was the son of a railroad cop and Goodwill shop clerk, and always dreamed of being an optometrist.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Jeremy had the idea, then, of sending optometrists packs of the postcards pre-stamped, with the address line left blank.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
The solar eclipse, a celestial event that promises to be both awe-inspiring and eerie, is also prompting a critical warning from optometrists: Don't look at the sun.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
And as Nyla and her mom were in an adjacent room in the church being trained on the Ruby XL HD on Thursday, Dawn DeCarlo, CEO of Sight Savers America and herself an optometrist, explained that the type of struggle Robyn had mentioned isn’t unusual.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
While the highly specialized cells inside our eyes don’t feel any pain, the rods and cones and photochemical reactors become inflamed and damaged when looking at the sun, said Ronald Benner, an optometrist and president of the American Optometric Association.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Don’t look directly at the partially eclipsed sun without the proper protection, says Hin Cheung, an optometrist at Indiana University, in a statement.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
As an optometrist working with children in his former life, Kvetny used his hobby of doing magic tricks as a means of observing the kids’ eye movements.
—Penny E Schwartz, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2024
Mark was the son of a railroad cop and Goodwill shop clerk, and always dreamed of being an optometrist.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
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optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trəst
: a specialist licensed in optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician sense 2
Medical Definition
optometrist
noun
op·tom·e·trist
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trəst
: a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist, optician sense 2
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