optometry

noun

op·​tom·​e·​try äp-ˈtä-mə-trē How to pronounce optometry (audio)
: the health care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
optometric adjective

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Listen to this article When Helen Zervas was notified in January 2020 that her optometry practice was going to be audited by Connecticut officials, the Bristol eye doctor responded by hiring an attorney and voluntarily repaying nearly $600,000 to the state. Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024 Zervas did not respond to emails for this story or several phones calls to her optometry office. Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024 An optometry center's wall, which was close to a set of gas meters, was on fire. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 The strip mall includes 11 business suites, including an optometry center, cosmetic retail store, hair salon and a physical therapy office, according to court documents. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for optometry 

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First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of optometry was in 1874

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“Optometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometry. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

optometry

noun
op·​tom·​e·​try äp-ˈtäm-ə-trē How to pronounce optometry (audio)
: the profession of examining the eyesight and prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises to improve vision and of diagnosing and sometimes treating diseases of the eye
optometric adjective

Medical Definition

optometry

noun
op·​tom·​e·​try -trē How to pronounce optometry (audio)
plural optometries
: the health-care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
optometric adjective

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