op|tom|e|trist

op|tom|e|trist
op|tom|e|trist «op TOM uh trihst», noun.
a person skilled in examining the eyes and prescribing eyeglasses. An optometrist diagnoses and treats conditions of the eye other than by the use of drugs or the practice of surgery.
[American English < optometr(y) + -ist]

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