Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice or profession of an optometrist.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The measurement of the range of vision.
- noun The measurement of the visual powers in general (including the acuteness of the perception of form, of light, and of colors — eidoptometry, photoptometry, and chromatoptometry respectively), of the extent of the visual field (perioptometry), of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye (dioptometry), and of the position and movements of the eyeball. (ophthalmostatometry and ophthalmotropometry).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means of the optometer.
- noun As defined (with minor variations) in the statutes of various States of the United States
- noun “The employment of subjective and objective mechanical means to determine the accomodative and refractive states of the eye and the scope of its function in general.”
- noun “The employment of any means, other than the use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof.”
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the art and science of vision and eye care
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the practice of an optometrist
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word optometry comes from the greek words optos and metria meaning, literally "vision measurement."
EzineArticles 2010
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The tint "might improve contrast fractionally," says Mark Rosenfield , professor of optometry at State University of New York College of Optometry in Manhattan, but so can adjusting the computer-screen contrast.
Tired Eyes? A Look at 4 Remedies Laura Johannes 2011
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You can however find similar pairs at Walmart int he optometry section, no brand name.
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You can however find similar pairs at Walmart int he optometry section, no brand name.
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And yet even that catch-all description is inadequate: These are poems which include pie charts, textbook insets, a half-finished game of hangman, Mad Libs, artwork, Venn diagrams, and even a modified optometry chart.
Seth Abramson: November 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews Seth Abramson 2011
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We also pay for private health care insurance to cover health-related expenses that aren't covered under the public plan (like optometry and dental care, medication, physio-therapy, private hospital rooms, etc.); if we don't have a private health plan then we pay ... not the government.
Pelosi: Health care surtax could be lowered, not eliminated 2009
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In 1984 Jordan Kassalow, an optometry student in Boston, volunteered to treat hundreds of patients in rural Mexico.
New Vision For Non-Profits Helen Coster 2011
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The young rock star also frequented an optometry practice in New York, where he lived in the final months of his life.
Framing a Young Rocker: The Man Who Picked Glasses for Buddy Holly Charles Passy 2011
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Immediately after graduating in 1943, Mr. Van Gelder opened an optometry office in Teaneck, N.J. By day he worked on eyeglasses and in the evening he recorded local artists who wanted a 78rpm record of their efforts.
New Jersey Jazz Revolution Marc Myers 2012
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And yet even that catch-all description is inadequate: These are poems which include pie charts, textbook insets, a half-finished game of hangman, Mad Libs, artwork, Venn diagrams, and even a modified optometry chart.
Seth Abramson: November 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews Seth Abramson 2011
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