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ophthalmologist

[of-thuhl-mol-uh-jist, -thuh-, -thal-, op-] / ˌɒf θəlˈmɒl ə dʒɪst, -θə-, -θæl-, ˌɒp- /
NOUN
eye doctor
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"A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit," Tarar said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

I highly recommend that Andy Pages get a referral for the same ophthalmologist that Max Muncy saw a few years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Eye specialist David Jones, consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, says this is his favourite way of witnessing an eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

“It’s our obligation to say something,” said Lipka, an ophthalmologist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025

Yesterday all anyone here could talk about was Anne’s eyes, because Mother had suggested I go to the ophthalmologist with Mrs. Kleiman.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

As part of a routine eye exam, ophthalmologists assess the eye’s cup-to-disc ratio.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Rather than selling machines to optometrists, who were making a fortune selling glasses, the maker sold machines to a new wave of ophthalmologists to perform surgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

The motivation underlying this work stems from the limited options currently available to ophthalmologists for investigating the finer details of the sclera in living patients and specimens.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

So, when two of Lyons’ fellow ophthalmologists at Emory came to him and suggested evaluating the accuracy of the AI chatbot ChatGPT in diagnosing eye-related complaints, he jumped at the chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

In the 1990s, the ophthalmologists were building careers on performing cataract procedures.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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