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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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“The ophthalmologist did it very cruelly and quickly,” she recalled in an interview with the Foundation for Fighting Blindness, where she long served on the board and was chairwoman at the time of her death.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

"Swollen MicroShunts can be structurally fragile," said ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor Ryo Tomita of Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, the study's first author.

From Science Daily Jan. 16, 2026

But we also pay out of pocket for periodic visits with specialists like our ophthalmologist and dentist, with whom we’ve developed relationships over the years.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen, chairwoman of the GMC and a consultant ophthalmologist, said the demographics of the medical workforce are "rapidly changing, and that diversity will benefit patients".

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

After the exam we went to the ophthalmologist and I picked out my eyeglasses.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Pediatric ophthalmologists are urging the FDA to reconsider and look at the big picture.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

In 2019, Pham spoke to about 200 ophthalmologists at a convention, detailing his journey, which while battling keratoconus included 2,338 minor league at-bats from 2008-2014 before he made his big league debut.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025

In swaths of the U.S., a shortage of optometrists and ophthalmologists can make appointments hard to schedule, sometimes booking for months out.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2024

With the coming eclipse in April, ophthalmologists advise people to be careful and not assume that short glances at the sun are safe.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2024

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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