Ophthalmologist

Noun

 * 1) A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases.  Compare optometrist.

Synonyms

 * eye doctor
 * eye MD, eye M.D.

Thesaurus
anesthesiologist, cardiologist, chiropodist, dermatologist, eye doctor, eye-ear-nose-throat specialist, geriatrician, gerontologist, gynecologist, immunologist, internist, microscopist, neurologist, obstetrician, oculist, optician, optometrist, orthopedist, otolaryngologist, otologist, pathologist, pediatrician, pediatrist, podiatrist, psychiatrist, radiologist, serologist, skin man, specialist, telescopist

Etymology
From ophthalmology:; from οφθαλμός: + -λογία: (from λόγος:).

Translations

 * Catalan: oftalmòleg, oftalmòloga
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ophtalmologiste
 * German: ,
 * Greek: οφθαλμίατρος, οφθαλμολόγος


 * Icelandic:
 * Japanese: 眼科医
 * Persian:
 * Romanian:, oftalmologă
 * Spanish:, oftalmóloga
 * Swedish: ögonläkare, oftalmolog