as in optometrist
a medical professional who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye
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Recent Examples of ophthalmologist
That could mean building vision centers in remote areas, training ophthalmologists from within the community, or developing culturally sensitive health outreach and education programs.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Detectives were quick to single out a suspect — neighbors and an initial background check revealed that she was recently divorced from ophthalmologist Richard Seith as of May 5.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
There’s no bigger fan of high-top Chucks than Glamour reviewer Sila Bal, an ophthalmologist who is on her feet all day long.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Yet a worldwide shortage of eye doctors—with only 32 ophthalmologists and 14 cataract surgeons per million people—means a vast number of them will never get treatment.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Detectives were quick to single out a suspect — neighbors and an initial background check revealed that she was recently divorced from ophthalmologist Richard Seith as of May 5.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
There’s no bigger fan of high-top Chucks than Glamour reviewer Sila Bal, an ophthalmologist who is on her feet all day long.
—Nina Derwin, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Yet a worldwide shortage of eye doctors—with only 32 ophthalmologists and 14 cataract surgeons per million people—means a vast number of them will never get treatment.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ophthalmologist
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But a pipe had burst in the optometrist’s apartment, setting Marbeck’s whole day behind.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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What's more, retinol can also induce symptoms of dry eye when placed too close to the eye itself, which Tanya Gill, OD, an optometrist at Oakland Vision Center Optometry in Oakland, California, previously noted.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
12 Aug. 2025
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This includes reducing the documentation burden for doctors and cutting different types of paperwork that nurses have to do.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Abnormal liver function tests, otherwise known as LFTs, can prompt your doctor to check your liver more carefully.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After a while, the physician gestures and a man places a pot at Ellen’s feet.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Around the turn of the 19th century, a Viennese physician named Franz Joseph Gall proposed a new, and controversial, hypothesis about the human brain.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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Following a recommendation by a friend's mother, Walters went to a neurologist who gave her an early diagnosis of MS.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Except for perhaps an experienced neurologist or geneticist carefully examining someone, people can’t recognize mitochondrial disease by looking at someone as Kennedy claims to.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wolfson’s last piece to appear in The Courier Journal was on a Louisville pediatrician charged with hiring a hitman to kill her husband.—
Joseph Gerth,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the CDC also has worked with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to set a standard vaccine schedule for children, says Amanda Furr, MD, a pediatrician and chief medical officer at Zarminali Pediatrics.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Griffin is an obstetrician and gynecologist based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The best source of menopause information is your gynecologist.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the ShineOn lip gloss is non-sticky, dermatologist-approved and non-irritating.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Arron is a dermatologist in the San Francisco Bay area, who performs surgery on people with skin cancers.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Bergquist, an internist at Emory Healthcare and an associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine, has seen a rise in patients using these trackers.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The research was led by Dr. Edward McEachern, a general internist, pathologist and health services researcher who retired last year and now works at Boise State University as a distinguished scholar in residence.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
31 July 2025
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“Ophthalmologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ophthalmologist. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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