optometry

optometry definition - medical

op·tom·e·try (ŏp-tŏmˈĭ-trē)

noun
The health care profession concerned with examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the eyes and related structures, and with determination and correction of vision problems using lenses and other optical aids.

Related Forms:

  • op·tomˈe·trist noun

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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