ophthalmology

oph·thal·mol·o·gy  (fthl-ml-j, -thl-, p-)

n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

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oph·thalmo·logic (-thlm-ljk), oph·thalmo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.

oph·thalmo·logi·cal·ly adv.

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ophthalmology

Noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases

ophthalmologist n

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ophthalmology  (fthl-ml-j, p-)

The scientific study of the eye, its diseases, and their treatment.

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ophthalmology

the branch of medical science that studies the eyes, their diseases and defects. — ophthalmologist, n. — ophthalmologic, ophthalmological, adj.

See also: Eyes

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the medical specialty that studies and treats diseases of the eye. — ophthalmologist, n. — ophthalmological, adj.

See also: Medical Specialties

Thesaurus

Noun

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ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases slit lamp - (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia emmetropia - (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred astigmatism, astigmia - (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people