ophthalmologist
Americannoun
noun
Related Words
See eye doctor.
Etymology
Origin of ophthalmologist
First recorded in 1825–35; ophthalmo- + -log(y) + -ist
Example Sentences
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An FDA ophthalmologist at the meeting didn’t speak at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Specialist medical treatment - an ophthalmologist, dermatologist, podiatrist and orthopaedist - is available, as are nutritionists and hydrationists, while chefs rustle up home comforts from every corner of the globe.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
"Swollen MicroShunts can be structurally fragile," said ophthalmologist and Assistant Professor Ryo Tomita of Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, the study's first author.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 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
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
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