ophthalmic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ophthalmic
1595–1605; < Latin ophthalmicus < Greek ophthalmikós, equivalent to ophthalm ( ós ) eye + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Mahi Muqit, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, who led the UK arm of the trial, told the BBC it was "pioneering and life-changing technology".
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
They formed a dataset from 34 variables that are commonly collected during ophthalmic examinations, such as age, current visual acuity, and the diameter of the cornea.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
"The methyl isocyanate gas affected respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, endocrine and reproductive systems, and it damaged human chromosomes."
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023
From the dates on the CV it looks like she had no trouble landing a job almost instantaneously as a lecturer in ophthalmic research at Harvard Medical School.
From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2023
Of twenty-seven patients suffering from neuralgia of the ophthalmic division of the fifth, eleven had more or less decided localized grayness of hair on that side.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
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