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optometrist
(op-tom´ә-trist)
a specialist in optometry; an independent primary health care provider who examines the eyes to evaluate health and visual abilities, diagnoses diseases
and other conditions of the eye and visual apparatus, and provides necessary treatment such as eyeglasses, contact lenses,
vision therapy, and low vision aids; optometrists may also perform certain surgical procedures. In most states, they may use
drugs to treat eye disease. Optometrists are not medical doctors and are educated and licensed in accordance with state laws.
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