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1 Also called optometrist. a general name used to refer to an ophthalmic optician, a person qualified to examine the eyes and prescribe and supply spectacles and contact lenses.  a general name used to refer to a dispensing optician, a person who supplies and fits spectacle frames but is not qualified to prescribe lenses.
Optometrists and ophthalmologists. When it comes to health professionals who look after your eyes, there are different specialists who may see you. Optometrists. In the high street, the person you may think of as an optician or ophthalmic optician who you go to for eye tests and glasses is more accurately called an optometrist. Like your GP for general health, optometrists are on the front line of eye health care, called primary care.