ophthalmologicadj.
/ˌɒfθalməˈlɒdʒɪk/, /ˌɒpθalməˈlɒdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑpθə(l)məˈlɑdʒɪk/, /ˌɑfθə(l)məˈlɑdʒɪk/ Medicine. Chiefly U.S.
= ophthalmological adj.
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ophthalmological1839
optometrical1864
ophthalmologic1873
optometric1886
ophthalmometric1899
1873 H. C. Angell Treat. Dis. Eye (rev. ed.) Pref. to Rev. Ed. An attempt has been made in this edition to bring the work up to date in ophthalmologic science, without materially increasing its size.
1901 T. Sollmann Text-bk. Pharmacol. xi. 261 For ophthalmologic examinations the preference should be given to homatropin, since its effects set in and disappear more quickly.
1923 Science 6 Apr. 411/2 At a recent meeting of the Vienna Ophthalmologic Society, his experiments were vehemently attacked by the oculists.
1972 S. B. Aronson & J. H. Elliott Ocular Inflammation xiv. 314/2 Ophthalmologic examination was requested because she complained of intermittent blurring of vision in her right eye.
1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 14610/1 From eyes ranging in age from 44 to 80 years (male and female, all Caucasian, died of cancer or cardiovascular disease, and no significant ophthalmologic history), the RPE and choroidal layers were isolated and homogenized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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