Ophthalmologist
noun
A doctor who deals with diseases and conditions of the eyes.
Lisa is seeing an ophthalmologist for her eye infection.
Often appears as...
- consult an ophthalmologist
- pediatric ophthalmologist
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Technical
noun
A doctor who deals with diseases and conditions of the eyes.
Lisa is seeing an ophthalmologist for her eye infection.
Often appears as...
- consult an ophthalmologist
- pediatric ophthalmologist
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Doctor
An ophthalmologist is a medical expert, specifically for the eyes, like a cardiologist is for the heart.
After her diagnosis, Jane was referred to an ophthalmologist for specialized eye care.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Ophthalmologist is a formal medical term used mainly in healthcare settings.
My ophthalmologist recommended this new treatment for my vision problem.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Optometrist
Don't confuse an ophthalmologist with an optometrist; ophthalmologists can perform surgeries.
For laser eye surgery, you need an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Doctor
An ophthalmologist is a medical expert, specifically for the eyes, like a cardiologist is for the heart.
After her diagnosis, Jane was referred to an ophthalmologist for specialized eye care.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Ophthalmologist is a formal medical term used mainly in healthcare settings.
My ophthalmologist recommended this new treatment for my vision problem.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Optometrist
Don't confuse an ophthalmologist with an optometrist; ophthalmologists can perform surgeries.
For laser eye surgery, you need an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialized Doctor
An ophthalmologist is a medical expert, specifically for the eyes, like a cardiologist is for the heart.
After her diagnosis, Jane was referred to an ophthalmologist for specialized eye care.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Ophthalmologist is a formal medical term used mainly in healthcare settings.
My ophthalmologist recommended this new treatment for my vision problem.
Pro Tip 3/3Not an Optometrist
Don't confuse an ophthalmologist with an optometrist; ophthalmologists can perform surgeries.
For laser eye surgery, you need an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist.
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Molly Stevens: A new way...
who was a famous ophthalmologist, or at least became a famous ophthalmologist. And during World War II, what he would see would be pilots coming back from their missions, and he noticed that within their eyes they had shards of small bits of material lodged within the eye, but the very interesting thing about it
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Disability does not...
he blinks then you at least you can rule out a visual impairment so we walked into his room and there was in his crib little baby eyes open so we shined this flashlight in his eyes but he didn't blink so one pediatrician and then a neuro pediatric ophthalmologist later we
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The quest to understand...
instead what I get is this I look at the grid and I see a warping at the edge of my central left field very odd I've analyzed this for a while but some time ago through the help of an ophthalmologist colleague of mine
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Canine Cataract Surgery...
lakes receive drops to reduce the inflammation in their eyes veterinary ophthalmologist Michael Brinkman must make sure her eyes are now healthy
Video examples
Molly Stevens: A new way...
who was a famous ophthalmologist, or at least became a famous ophthalmologist. And during World War II, what he would see would be pilots coming back from their missions, and he noticed that within their eyes they had shards of small bits of material lodged within the eye, but the very interesting thing about it
Video examples
Disability does not...
he blinks then you at least you can rule out a visual impairment so we walked into his room and there was in his crib little baby eyes open so we shined this flashlight in his eyes but he didn't blink so one pediatrician and then a neuro pediatric ophthalmologist later we
Video examples
The quest to understand...
instead what I get is this I look at the grid and I see a warping at the edge of my central left field very odd I've analyzed this for a while but some time ago through the help of an ophthalmologist colleague of mine
Video examples
Canine Cataract Surgery...
lakes receive drops to reduce the inflammation in their eyes veterinary ophthalmologist Michael Brinkman must make sure her eyes are now healthy
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Quote examples
Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
A painter tries to convey to us a picture of the world as he sees it; an ophthalmologist tries to enable us to see the world as it really is. The logotherapist's role consists of widening and broadening the visual field of the patient so that the whole spectrum of potential meaning becomes conscious and visible to him.
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Hunter Tylo
American Actress
We were led to a pediatric ophthalmologist. It's a hard date for me, April 14, 1998. The doctor came back from the examining room and told us she had tumors in both eyes.
Quote examples
Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
A painter tries to convey to us a picture of the world as he sees it; an ophthalmologist tries to enable us to see the world as it really is. The logotherapist's role consists of widening and broadening the visual field of the patient so that the whole spectrum of potential meaning becomes conscious and visible to him.
Quote examples
Hunter Tylo
American Actress
We were led to a pediatric ophthalmologist. It's a hard date for me, April 14, 1998. The doctor came back from the examining room and told us she had tumors in both eyes.
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