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EYE DOCTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eye doctor mean? 

EYE DOCTOR (noun)
  The noun EYE DOCTOR has 1 sense:

1. a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eyeplay

  Familiarity information: EYE DOCTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EYE DOCTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

eye doctor; oculist; ophthalmologist

Hypernyms ("eye doctor" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Instance hyponyms:

Hermann Snellen; Snellen (Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908))


 Context examples 


Only your eye doctor can tell if you are a good candidate for laser eye surgery.

(Laser Eye Surgery, NIH)

If your mother needs you to set up automatic payments for recurring expenses or your father would like you to help him find a specialist like an eye doctor, you can help with these types of things.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Capricorn has links to bones, teeth, skin, and eyes, so if you are a dentist, orthopedic surgeon, dermatologist, or eye doctor, you may hear of a new drug or medical technique that you will want to investigate.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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