Meaning & use
oculist
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A dated term for a medical specialist who treats eye diseases, now more commonly called an ophthalmologist.
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In the early 1900s, patients with failing eyesight would visit the local oculist.
The old shopfront still bore a faded sign reading 'Oculist and Optician.'
A note on using this word
The term derives from the Latin 'oculus,' meaning eye, and has largely fallen out of professional use in favor of 'ophthalmologist' or 'optometrist.'
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ophthalmologisteye doctor
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