optometrists
(noun)
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪsts
Definitions
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Healthcare professionals who provide primary vision care, including sight testing and correction, diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes.
Guides of the lighted path, optometrists conjure clarity from blurred vistas, granting sight to the unseen and illuminating the world anew.Example: The optometrist prescribed new eyeglasses to correct my vision.
Origin
Late 19th century: from opto- (in the sense 'vision') + Greek metron 'measure' + -ist.
Synonyms
eye doctor, vision specialist