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optometrist

[op-tom-i-trist] / ɒpˈtɒm ɪ trɪst /
NOUN
eye doctor
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Based in a leafy New Jersey suburb 17 miles west of Wall Street, neighboring a funeral home and an optometrist, Yorkville would seem an unlikely candidate for financial adviser to the president’s namesake company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"These community camps are extremely important for villagers, because they have no access to eye care," said optometrist Gopinath Das.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

An optometrist and glasses-maker has become the latest subject for the world-renowned artist, David Hockney.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

“People see before-and-afters and that drives both education and potential insecurity too,” says Dr. Jennifer Tsai, a Manhattan optometrist.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

Trout was talking to a Maggie White, who had given up being a dental assistant to become a homemaker for an optometrist.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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 unionized workers include nurse case managers, mental health counselors, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, clinical researchers, IT analysts and animal health technicians.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

"Our optometrists can estimate before they fly by what degree their prescription will change."

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

During the tasks, participants had their pupils continuously measured using an eye-tracker, similar to what optometrists use during eye exams.

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2024

He had five other optometrists working for him in the shopping plaza location, and netted over sixty thousand dollars a year.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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