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/ˌɒf.θælˈmɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ · noun
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist..
There is a good deal of scholarship by ophthalmologists— in addition to that done by historians of science, technology and medicine, and others—about the origins of eyeglasses and the evolution of their function and form.
Use ophthalmologist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ophthalmologist means A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist..
Common synonyms include eye doctor, oculist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There is a good deal of scholarship by ophthalmologists— in addition to that done by historians of science, technology and medicine, and others—about the origins of eyeglasses and the evolution of their function and form.
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