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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

Consultant ophthalmologist David Jones said his top four tips were to use eclipse glasses, a pinhole, colander or a cereal box.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“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

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

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

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

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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