ophthalmologist
noun
a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
ophthalmologists
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pluralof ophthalmologist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved atropine for this use, but ophthalmologists sometimes prescribe a very low dose off label.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
The motivation underlying this work stems from the limited options currently available to ophthalmologists for investigating the finer details of the sclera in living patients and specimens.
From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024
In swaths of the U.S., a shortage of optometrists and ophthalmologists can make appointments hard to schedule, sometimes booking for months out.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
So, when two of Lyons’ fellow ophthalmologists at Emory came to him and suggested evaluating the accuracy of the AI chatbot ChatGPT in diagnosing eye-related complaints, he jumped at the chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Across America, ophthalmologists rediscovered an obscure and risky procedure called radial keratotomy, and there was a boom in surgery to correct small impairments of vision.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
