Example Sentences

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Rather than selling machines to optometrists, who were making a fortune selling glasses, the maker sold machines to a new wave of ophthalmologists to perform surgeries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

He said "primary care optometrists" should be the first port of call for eyes, as GPs are experiencing capacity issues.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

The unionized workers include nurse case managers, mental health counselors, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, clinical researchers, IT analysts and animal health technicians.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

"Our optometrists can estimate before they fly by what degree their prescription will change."

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

Early in 1968, a group of optometrists, with Billy among them, chartered an airplane to fly them from Ilium to an international convention of optometrists in Montreal.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut