optometrista
masculine
The Italian word for optometrist is optometrista.
Optometrista refers to a person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects.
Meaning: person trained in examining and testing the eyes for defects (noun)
Which one should you use?
Optometrista specifically describes the professional who performs eye exams, whereas ottico is the more common term used for an optician or a person working in an optical shop.
How does it change in a sentence?
Optometrista is an invariable noun. This means it does not change its ending to indicate gender and can be used to refer to both a male and a female optometrist.
Did you know?
- If you have a serious eye infection in Italy, you would not visit an optometrista but an oculista, as the former cannot provide medical prescriptions.
- While optometrista describes the profession, most Italians will simply say they are going to the ottico for an eye test, even if an optometrist is the one performing it.
- The suffix -ista used in optometrista is a common pattern for professions in Italian, mirroring the English suffix 'ist' in words like 'chemist' or 'dentist'.
Examples in context
- Tom è un optometrista.Tom is an optometrist.This sentence is useful for stating someone's profession using optometrista.Tatoeba #7423087 by Guybrush88, translation #6697625 by Hybrid
- L'ottico optometrista mi ha prescritto gli occhiali nuovi.The optometrist prescribed me new glasses.
- Vado dall'ottico per farmi controllare la vista.I'm going to the optometrist to get my eyesight checked.
- Mi hanno consigliato di cercare un ottico oculista bravo.They advised me to find a good optometrist.
- L'optometrista ha controllato la mia vista.The optometrist checked my vision.
- Devo chiamare l'optometrista per un appuntamento.I need to call the optometrist for an appointment.
Example conversation
Chiara and Alessandro are discussing eye health at home.
- ChiaraVedo molto sfocato oggi.I see very blurry today.
- AlessandroForse dovresti andare dall'optometrista.Maybe you should go to the optometrist.
- ChiaraHai ragione, Alessandro.You are right, Alessandro.
- AlessandroTi aiuterà a scegliere le lenti giuste.He will help you choose the right lenses.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “optometrist” translations and entries optometrista, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
