eye doctor

/aɪ ˌdɑktər/
/aɪ ˈdɒktə/
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Other forms: eye doctors

Definitions of eye doctor
  1. noun
    a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    synonyms: oculist, ophthalmologist
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    examples:
    Hermann Snellen
    Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)
    type of:
    medical specialist, specialist
    someone who practices one branch of medicine
Pronunciation
US
/aɪ ˌdɑktər/
UK
/aɪ ˈdɒktə/
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