ophthalmic optician
/ɒfˌθalmɪk ɒpˈtɪʃ(ə)n
/noun British
An optician qualified to prescribe and dispense glasses and contact lenses and to detect eye diseases.Subject to the following provisions of this section, a person who is not a registered medical practitioner or registered ophthalmic optician shall not test the sight of another person....
- Initially qualifying as an ophthalmic optician, he returned to his first love, medicine.
- Helen qualified as an ophthalmic optician two years ago.