Oculist

//ˈɑkjəlɪst// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
  2. 2
    a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye wordnet
  3. 3
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses wordnet

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ophthalmologistoptometristanesthesiologistbonesettercardiologistchiropodist

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"In Paris his rich host Javal, a famous oculist, offered him a professorship and a salary to direct the movement, He declined. Modest and free: such were his tastes."

Etymology

From French oculiste (“oculist”), from Latin oculus (“eye”).

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