oculist /oc·u·list/ (ok´u-list) ophthalmologist.
ophthalmologist [of″thal-mol´ŏ-jist]
oc·u·list ( k y -l st)n. 1. A physician who specializes in treating diseases of the eyes; an ophthalmologist. 2. An optometrist. |
ophthalmologist [of″thal-mol´ŏ-jist]
a physician who specializes in diagnosing and prescribing treatment for defects, injuries, and diseases of the eye, and is skilled at delicate eye surgery, such as that required to remove cataracts; called also oculist.
ophthalmologist
A medical specialist who practises ophthalmology. Syn. oculist (this term is rarely used nowadays); ophthalmic surgeon.
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