Optometrist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Optometrist \Op*tom"e*trist\, n.
     One who is skilled in or practices optometry, especially one
     who examines the eyes for defects in vision and prescribes
     the proper lenses to correct any defects discovered.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  optometrist
       n : a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order
           to prescribe corrective glasses [syn: {oculist}]