Disciplines and Occupations

Optometry

The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.

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  • Optometries

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  1. H02w.553w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Optometry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009907. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009907
  2. Optometry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry
  3. Optometry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q618211