| 单词 | optometrist |
| 释义 | optometrist (once / 61240 pages) n An optometrist specializes in testing the eyes and helping correct vision with glasses or contact lenses. If you can’t read anything below the giant E on the doctor's wall chart, don’t worry: an optometrist can help improve how you see. Words starting with "opto-" are related to vision, and an optometrist is trained in finding problems with the eyes and recommending treatment or correction. "Optometry" is the science of studying the eyes or vision, and an optometrist is specialized in this study. Two words that are sometimes confused are optometrist and "optician." While an optometrist is someone who examines and treats the eyes, an "optician" works with the optometrist to make the corrective glasses or contact lenses a patient needs. WORD FAMILYoptometrist: optometrists+/optometry: optometrist USAGE EXAMPLESContact lenses are prescribed by specific brands and the prescriptions are often filled at the optometrist’s office for full list prices set by the manufacturers. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) It invited doctors to live in the town so there would be, for example, an optometrist. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) With so many lighting effects on the periphery of the viewer’s visual field, this seemed like a vision test in the optometrist’s office. Los Angeles Times(Dec 09, 2016) n a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses Syn|Hyper oculist specialiser, specialist, specializer an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning |
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