as in optometrist
a medical professional who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye
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Recent Examples of ophthalmologist
During an eye exam, an eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) may use drops to temporarily dilate the pupil to see inside the eye.7
Symptoms
With miosis, either one or both pupils may be abnormally small.
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course anyone familiar with Cave, whose directorial debut Fresh established her as a filmmaker to watch, will know that Fred, the town’s ophthalmologist, is certainly hiding a secret.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Your ophthalmologist will prescribe eye drops to prevent infection and reduce swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Mar. 2025
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Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course anyone familiar with Cave, whose directorial debut Fresh established her as a filmmaker to watch, will know that Fred, the town’s ophthalmologist, is certainly hiding a secret.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Your ophthalmologist will prescribe eye drops to prevent infection and reduce swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ophthalmologist
Noun
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Why does Fred, again, an optometrist, not recognize the man trailing him and standing before him as not only his wife’s dear colleague, but also the only person of color in town?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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An optometrist who has been married five times finds love again at the Rumi Festival in Shakespeare Garden.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Eventually, a third doctor removed it in the operating room.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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In such cases, law-enforcement officers—but also, at times, doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, mostly working for private corporations—watch for days, weeks, and months as ailing people waste away in their care.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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What happens when a bride returning on a flight from her honeymoon – and who is a family medicine physician – starts to feel intense chest pain and nausea and an emergency room physician are on the same flight?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Your neurologist or psychiatrist may assist you in learning about ongoing research trials.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lagrange, a neurologist, had diagnosed a 42-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With brains and beauty, this pediatrician currently works at four hospitals and is very passionate about her career.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Roots often sees kids who have been referred by their pediatrician for anxiety—but who are actually experiencing something else, like a stomach issue.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, my gynecologist confirmed shortly thereafter that there was nothing to worry about.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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My gynecologist diagnoses and removes an ovarian cyst.—
Health,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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The patients of Los Angeles internist and obesity specialist Pooja Gidwani are microdosing GLP-1s as part of a longevity approach.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Even so, these and other natural remedies can support standard treatments if used under the direction of a urologist, a medical doctor specializing in urinary tract conditions.—
Robert Burakoff,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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The monitoring urologist has to review 25% of Christ’s active patient records at least once a quarter and send reports to the Board of Medicine’s Probation Committee on Christ.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Ophthalmologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ophthalmologist. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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