First Known Use: 1886
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optometry
noun op·tom·e·try \-trē\
: the profession of examining people's eyes to find out if they need eyeglasses or medical treatment
Full Definition of OPTOMETRY
: 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
— op·to·met·ric \ˌäp-tə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
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optometry
noun op·tom·e·try \-trē\
plural op·tom·e·tries
Medical Definition of OPTOMETRY
: 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
—op·to·met·ric \ˌäp-tə-ˈme-trik\ adjective
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