How to Use ophthalmologist in a Sentence

ophthalmologist

noun
  • Melgen, an ophthalmologist in West Palm Beach, was once the country’s top-billing doctor to Medicare.
    Joseph Tanfani, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Children will most likely be monitored by an ophthalmologist every three months for the first year after the injury to ensure no long-term injuries or side effects develop.
    Nicole Delarato, Md, Philly.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • At the crux of the case is his friendship with Salomon Melgen, a wealthy Florida ophthalmologist and frequent campaign donor.
    Matt Ford, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Farrell, working in the same deadpan mode of monotony, plays a heart surgeon happily married to an ophthalmologist (Nicole Kidman) and raising two kids.
    OregonLive.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The lower back isn’t even on the same side of the body as ophthalmologists’ area of expertise.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Slot those in, then move on to the dentist's office and head over to your ophthalmologist, too.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • During an eye exam, the ophthalmologist checks the optic nerve, the nerve that sends messages from the eye to brain.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Julia Haller, ophthalmologist-in-chief at Wills Eye, said of the gift.
    Mary Bernard, Philly.com, 5 July 2018
  • And right at the border between the man's cornea and the white of his eye, ophthalmologists spotted the problem: a teeny spear-like fragment of the bee's stinger still stuck in place.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
  • There are different types of lenses that can by placed by the ophthalmologist, the doctor who does this type of surgery.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Bill is an ophthalmologist, and Mathieu works in the office with him.
    Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2018
  • The next day, an ophthalmologist removed a third worm, and a few weeks later a fourth and final worm was removed.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Wash your eye with water, flip up your eyelids a la the pool party kid in [Eighth Grade] (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/elsie-fisher-eighth-grade), or check in with an ophthalmologist.
    Bartie Scott, Teen Vogue, 16 Aug. 2018
  • Spencer Rogers, now an ophthalmologist — in the Salt Lake Temple.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The source of the messages was a Chinese ophthalmologist named Li Wenliang.
    Dan Xin Huang, The New Republic, 24 May 2021
  • Paul is an ophthalmologist who has practiced in town since moving here with his wife in 1993.
    The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • With the coming eclipse in April, ophthalmologists advise people to be careful and not assume that short glances at the sun are safe.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • None of those patients was shown to have seen ophthalmologists or had tears sampled.
    Ian Richardson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The next step is for your ophthalmologist to locate the muscle or muscles that need repair.
    Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 1 June 2024
  • It is named for Adelbert Ames, Jr., the ophthalmologist who constructed the first one.
    Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The exhibit is the idea of Dr. John Lee, a local ophthalmologist.
    USA TODAY, 28 June 2019
  • Nearby was Navid Ihsan, an ophthalmologist whose two sons and daughter had been trying for days to reach the area near the Baron Hotel.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • However, a second ophthalmologist said that my eyes would be the last organ to receive the oil.
    Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 13 May 2018
  • That would be cheaper than the $187 that Medicare currently pays for an ophthalmologist to do the exam.
    David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2020
  • An ophthalmologist may take a picture of the eye freckle to monitor changes over time.
    Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • An ophthalmologist or eye doctor will need to remove any stingers and assess the injury.
    Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Paul, an ophthalmologist, again brought up New York’s high death rate as evidence that lockdowns do not work.
    Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2020
  • One day, an ophthalmologist taught me how to remove small bits of metal from the surface of a metalworker’s eye.
    Paul Seward, STAT, 3 July 2018
  • If the twitches persist or start to involve other muscles in the face, consult an ophthalmologist.
    Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • Your optometrist or ophthalmologist will numb your eye before injecting the medicine into your eye with a small needle.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 18 July 2024

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