optometry

(äp tämə trē)

noun

  1. measurement of the range and power of vision
  2. the profession of examining the eyes and measuring errors in refraction and of prescribing glasses to correct these defects

Origin: see optic & -metry

Related Forms:

See optometry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The practice or profession of an optometrist.

Origin:

Origin: Greek optos, visible; see okw- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -metry

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Related Forms:

  • opˌto·metˈric (ŏpˌtə-mĕtˈrĭk), opˌto·metˈri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adjective

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