oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist
- oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist
The distinction between and among these terms is important to those who are one or the other and to people who have eye trouble. Oculists and ophthalmologists are holders of the degree of doctor of medicine who specialize in diseases and disorders of the eye. An optometrist does not hold an M. D. degree and deals primarily with the range and power of vision. An optician is a person who makes and sells eyeglasses and other optical instruments.
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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optometrist — See oculist. See oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ophthalmologist — See oculist. See oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
optician — See oculist. See oculist, optician, ophthalmologist, optometrist … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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ophthalmologist, oculist, optometrist, optician — Ophthalmologist is often misspelled and even more frequently mispronounced. Note that it begins oph and not opth and that the first syllable is pronounced off, not op. Thus it is similar in pronunciation and spelling to diphtheria, diphthong,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
ophthalmologist, oculist, optometrist, optician — Ophthalmologist is often misspelled and even more frequently mispronounced. Note that it begins oph and not opth and that the first syllable is pronounced off, not op. Thus it is similar in pronunciation and spelling to diphtheria, diphthong,… … Dictionary of troublesome word
