0 someone whose job is examining people's eyes and selling glasses or contact lenses to correct sight problems
1 a person trained to test the sight of people and to decide how best to improve their sight, if necessary, by ordering glasses or contact lenses for them
Sight tests may be carried out by ophthalmic opticians—optometrists—or ophthalmic medical practitioners.
This is a matter of clinical judgment for optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners.
There is a requirement for further tests at regular intervals; the optometrist doing the first test can recommend when the next one should be.
At the time of testing, all subjects were examined by an optometrist and 0or ophthalmologist and found to be free of systemic, ocular, or neurological diseases.
It believes that optometrists' skills are under-used at present, but comments that the length of training may present an obstacle and that funding will be required.
Some of the participants had been warned by opticians or optometrists of the need for care and, for stronger prescriptions, the distorting effects on vision are readily apparent.
These two articles examine recent legislative and policy developments affecting the supply and prescribing of medicines by optometrists.
In 2001 the circulation was extended to include optometrists, other nurses, community dentists and community hospital staff.
