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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

A walking lifestyle, preparing healthy meals at home and getting plenty of rest limit our doctor visits to annual physicals and periodic checkups at the dentist, dermatologist and ophthalmologist.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

"The eventual goal is that it would be readily available at your local ophthalmologist."

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025

Professor Carlos Pavesio, consultant ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, says Ellie's case is a "breakthrough in the diagnosis of infectious diseases".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Curtis Merriman, an American psychologist, and Walter Jablonski, a German ophthalmologist, also performed similar twin studies in the 1920s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee