Difference between Oculist and Ophthalmologist

What is the difference between Oculist and Ophthalmologist?

Oculist as a noun is an ophthalmologist while Ophthalmologist as a noun is a medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. compare optometrist.

We hope you now know whether to use Oculist or Ophthalmologist in your sentence.