as in optometrist
a medical professional who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye
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Recent Examples of ophthalmologist
My ophthalmologist had plunged me into a diagnostic void, into a world of clinical nothingness.
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The skin tint comes in seven blendable shades suitable for all skin types, and the product has been tested by dermatologists and ophthalmologists, as well as for allergies.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
The liquid liner also gets points for its felt tip, which Ashley Hayden, MD, an ophthalmologist in Portland, OR, considers especially easy to use.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The ophthalmologist pushed a pressure sensor against the surface of my eyeball, looking for signs of glaucoma.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The skin tint comes in seven blendable shades suitable for all skin types, and the product has been tested by dermatologists and ophthalmologists, as well as for allergies.
—Melony Forcier, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
The liquid liner also gets points for its felt tip, which Ashley Hayden, MD, an ophthalmologist in Portland, OR, considers especially easy to use.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ophthalmologist
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Why does Fred, again, an optometrist, not recognize the man trailing him and standing before him as not only his wife’s dear colleague, but also the only person of color in town?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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An optometrist who has been married five times finds love again at the Rumi Festival in Shakespeare Garden.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, a third doctor removed it in the operating room.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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In such cases, law-enforcement officers—but also, at times, doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel, mostly working for private corporations—watch for days, weeks, and months as ailing people waste away in their care.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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What happens when a bride returning on a flight from her honeymoon – and who is a family medicine physician – starts to feel intense chest pain and nausea and an emergency room physician are on the same flight?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Your neurologist or psychiatrist may assist you in learning about ongoing research trials.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lagrange, a neurologist, had diagnosed a 42-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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This involves talking to your child's pediatrician about allergy management techniques.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Toxic algae bloom possibly related to Palisades Fire sickens marine life 02:54 Stephanie Wilcox said her toddler's pediatrician recommended testing their home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Photo: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Jeremy Irons gives his career-best performance as Elliot and Beverly, a pair of successful gynecologists who run a Toronto practice together.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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For the recent study, 150 Swiss women with an average age of 25 were recruited from gynecologists’ practices and the University Hospital Basel’s gynecology outpatient clinic between March 2018 and December 2020.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
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Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even so, these and other natural remedies can support standard treatments if used under the direction of a urologist, a medical doctor specializing in urinary tract conditions.—
Robert Burakoff,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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The monitoring urologist has to review 25% of Christ’s active patient records at least once a quarter and send reports to the Board of Medicine’s Probation Committee on Christ.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Ophthalmologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ophthalmologist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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