What is "oculists"

Usage examples of "oculists".

Was this a case for the oculists, the spiritualists, the Egyptologists, or for a detective?

And that, she reflected, was because obviously there came a time when oculists, in spite of their luxurious waiting-rooms, the up-to-date instruments, the bright lights they flashed into your eyes, and the very high fees they charged, couldn't do anything much more for you.