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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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Professor Alastair Denniston, an ophthalmologist who also worked on the report, described the technology as "an exceptional opportunity" for healthcare which was "likely to rank alongside step-changes such as antibiotics and MRI".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

"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

An FDA ophthalmologist at the meeting didn’t speak at all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The new study uncovers possibilities for preventative medicine and crosstalk between ophthalmologists and other areas of medicine.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 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

Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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