OPTOMETRY


Meaning of OPTOMETRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -trē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1886

: the health-care profession concerned especially with examining the eye for defects and faults of refraction, with prescribing correctional lenses or eye exercises, with diagnosing diseases of the eye, and with treating such diseases or referring them for treatment

• op·to·met·ric ˌäp-tə-ˈme-trik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.