Muriel Vasconcellos Sep 21, 2020:

@Giovanni The Asker should ask her client if the diploma is recognition of a medical degree or if it's a post-M.D. specialization. In most countries, ophthalmology is the latter and my answer stands.

Giovanni Rengifo Sep 21, 2020:

@Muriel I'm surprised to see you changed your mind about your original answer after all.
What answer would you propose now?

Muriel Vasconcellos Sep 19, 2020:

Type of degree While I was very confident in suggesting "ophthalmologist," on considering your context, if it's a medical degree, then the title would need to include "physician." In many countries, the medical degree comes first, followed by a second degree in ophthalmology. So the answer would depend on whether or not the diploma is a basic degree in medicine (not sufficient to practice ophthalmology in many cases). See:

To become a general ophthalmologist, the specialty requires four years of postgraduate specialty training after the completion of a medical degree (MD). This requirement includes a three-year residency in ophthalmology (eye surgery) in an approved surgical residency program, following at least a one-year internship.
Ophthalmology - American College of Surgeons
www.facs.org › residency-search › specialties › ophthal

Luis M. Sosa Sep 19, 2020:

With Taña, Muriel and Lirka Source term is too wordy, no need to insist by using ' médico'.

Lirka Sep 19, 2020:

Agree with Muriel just ophthalmologist

Muriel Vasconcellos Sep 18, 2020:

No need to specify that it's a physician In US English, we virtually never say "a physician specialized in" or anything like that. We simply say "ophthalmologist," "gastroenterologist," "pulmonologist," etc.

Taña Dalglish Sep 18, 2020:

@ camitiberi
ophthalmologist
a specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.
Definitions from Oxford Languages

Is an ophthalmologist a doctor?
An ophthalmologist — Eye M.D. — is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists differ from optometrists and opticians in their levels of training and in what they can diagnose and treat.