optometricallyadv.
/ˌɒptəˈmɛtrᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌɑptəˈmɛtrək(ə)li/ Ophthalmology.
By means of optometry; as relates to optometry.
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1864 W. D. Moore tr. F. C. Donders On Anomalies Accomm. & Refraction of Eye i. 71 (heading) Comparison of R and P, deduced from measurements on the eye and optometrically determined.
1979 Jrnl. Amer. Optometric Assoc. 50 813 A young female rod monochromat is treated optometrically with binocular contact lenses to relieve light dazzlement.
1990 Ann. Human Biol. 17 235 The subjects were 2497 audiometrically and otologically normal ears and 2349 optometrically and ophthalmologically normal eyes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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