optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
äp-ˈtä-mə-trē 
: the health care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
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That limited graduate nursing students to borrowing $20,500 a year, while students in clinical psychology, optometry and podiatry, as well as medicine, dentistry and law, could borrow $50,000.
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Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Oklahoma regulators have licensed some eye doctors who did not pass all of a national test, which could put patients in harm’s way, a national optometry group is warning.
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Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
23 June 2026
Pharmacy space is also significantly expanded, with five pick-up windows compared to just one in the current space, as well as extra space for optometry visits.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
The Education Department's definition of professional degrees include pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
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ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Courtney Connley-Hampton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Oklahoma regulators have licensed some eye doctors who did not pass all of a national test, which could put patients in harm’s way, a national optometry group is warning.
—
Emma Murphy,
Oklahoma Voice,
23 June 2026
Pharmacy space is also significantly expanded, with five pick-up windows compared to just one in the current space, as well as extra space for optometry visits.
—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
The Education Department's definition of professional degrees include pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Optometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optometry. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
äp-ˈtäm-ə-trē
: the profession of examining the eyesight and prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises to improve vision and of diagnosing and sometimes treating diseases of the eye
Medical Definition
optometry
noun
op·tom·e·try
-trē
plural optometries
: the health care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing corrective lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment
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