/op tish"euhn/ , n.
1. a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
2. a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments.
[ 1680-90; opticien optic ( a ) (see OPTICS) + F -ien -IAN ]
Syn. 1. See eye doctor .