1. a healthcare professional who examines eyes, diagnoses vision problems, and prescribes corrective lenses

Examples

• I need to see an optometrist because my vision has gotten blurry.
• The optometrist prescribed new glasses after my eye exam.
• My optometrist recommended I get my eyes checked annually.
• She visited the optometrist to get contact lenses fitted.
• The optometrist detected early signs of glaucoma during the examination.
• After the eye test, the optometrist said my prescription had changed.