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One who practices opticianry.
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op·ti·cian äp-'tish-ən n
1) a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
2) a person who reads prescriptions for visual correction, orders lenses, and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses compare OPHTHALMOLOGIST, OPTOMETRIST
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n.
a person who either makes and fits glasses (dispensing optician) or who can both test people for glasses and dispense glasses (ophthalmic optician or optometrist).
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op·ti·cian (op-tishґən) an expert in opticianry.Medical dictionary. 2011.