Definition of Ophthalmologist

1. Noun. A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye.

Exact synonyms: Eye Doctor, Oculist
Generic synonyms: Medical Specialist, Specialist
Specialized synonyms: Hermann Snellen, Snellen
Derivative terms: Ophthalmology

Definition of Ophthalmologist

1. n. One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.

Definition of Ophthalmologist

1. Noun. A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ophthalmologist

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Medical Definition of Ophthalmologist

1. A physician specialist expert in the treatment of diseases of the eyeball and retina. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophthalmologist

ophthalmick
ophthalmics
ophthalmies
ophthalmite
ophthalmites
ophthalmitis
ophthalmo-
ophthalmodynamometer
ophthalmodynamometry
ophthalmolith
ophthalmologic
ophthalmologic surgical procedures
ophthalmological
ophthalmologies
ophthalmologist
ophthalmologists
ophthalmology
ophthalmomalacia
ophthalmomandibulomelic dysplasia
ophthalmomelanosis
ophthalmometer
ophthalmometers
ophthalmomycosis
ophthalmomyiasis
ophthalmopareses
ophthalmoparesis
ophthalmopathy
ophthalmoplegia
ophthalmoplegia externa

Literary usage of Ophthalmologist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"The volume is one valuable both to the ophthalmologist and to the general practitioner. CS 13. ART. XXVI—Hygienic and Medical Reports. ..."

2. Equilibrium and Vertigo by Isaac Hampshur Jones, Lewis Fisher (1918)
"CHAPTER VIII THE EAR AND THE Ophthalmologist THE intimate relation between the ... It is also of interest to the ophthalmologist that artificial stimulation ..."

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