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eye doctor

DEFINITIONS OF: eye doctor

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n a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Synonyms:
oculist, ophthalmologist
Examples:
Hermann Snellen
Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)
Type of:
medical specialist, specialist
practices one branch of medicine
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