ophthalmicadj.n.

Brit.

/ɒfˈθalmɪk/,

/ɒpˈθalmɪk/, U.S.

/ɑpˈθælmɪk/,

/ɑfˈθælmɪk/

Forms: late Middle English obtalmic, late Middle English obtalmyk, 1600s ophthalmique, 1600s–1700s ophthalmick, 1600s– ophthalmic, 1700s– opthalmic (now irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophthalmicus.

Etymology: < classical Latin ophthalmicus an oculist (Martial), in post-classical Latin (also as obtalmicus ) also relating to the eye (5th cent. of a disease, 6th cent. of a medical practitioner) < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕθαλμικός of or relating to the eye (of a disease), an eye surgeon < ὀϕθαλμός eye (see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French obthalmique (adjective) affecting the eye (c1478 in Chauliac), Middle French, French ophtalmique (adjective) affecting the eye (1538), suitable for healing eye ailments (1690), relating to the eye (a1718), (noun) remedy for eye ailments (1874), Italian oftalmico (1583; 14th cent. as ottalmico). With use as noun compare post-classical Latin obtalmicum eye disease (12th cent. in a British source), remedy for eye disease (13th cent. in a British source).

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to the eye; supplying the eye.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective]

ophthalmic?a1425

optic?a1425

ocular1598

oculopalpebral1867

oculofrontal1890

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 88^v (MED) Signez of vlcerez of þe eien beþ akyngz & flowyngz out terez & obtalmic [L. obtalmici] rednez.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The first [pair of nerves] is call'd Ophthalmic.

1741 A. Monro Anat. Nerves 44 in Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) This ophthalmic Branch..supplies the Glandula lacrymalis.

1825 Lancet 22 July 519/2 The ophthalmic artery will bleed freely.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 27 The first antennary and the ophthalmic segments.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebr. Animals vi. 305 The moveable stalks, which support the eyes..; ‘the ophthalmic peduncles’, or ‘ophthalmites’.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 208 The ophthalmic artery passes along the inner side of the orbit.

1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xi. 157 A single, median ophthalmic artery sends branches to the eyes.

2002 Times of India (Nexis) 14 May The project..includes ophthalmic examinations of all the schoolchildren of the taluk.

2. Used in the treatment of diseases of the eyes; engaged or involved in treatment of the eyes; designating such treatment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments of specific parts > [adjective] > treatments of the eyes

ophthalmic1605

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke iii. 155 An excellent ophthalmick matter for the eyes.

1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 320 An Ophthalmique unguent, highly extolled for curing desparately sore, weak and dark eyes.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Eye-water A choice Ophthalmick Water to preserve the Eyes and Sight.

1825 Lancet 9 Apr. 10/1 Mr. Abernethy can lay no claim to the title of an ophthalmic surgeon.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 91 The seeds are considered..as ophthalmic and cephalic.

1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. p. xiii A competent ophthalmic surgeon.

1917 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 90 69 The papers were published in the ‘Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital Reports’.

1934 Amer. Home July 68/3 One ophthalmic tube, with very small tip, for eye application.

1952 A. Bevan In Place of Fear v. 88 I have been told by ophthalmic surgeons that opticians prescribe spectacles sometimes when they are not really necessary.

1991 Choice Jan. 27/4 Ophthalmic eye tablets which are dissolved in water.

1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. j3/1 Generally, an ophthalmic medical assistant helps an ophthalmologist provide medical eye care.

2002 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 134 627 The eyelids were permitted to heal spontaneously with the application of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment as the sole therapy.

3. Suffering from ophthalmia or other disease of the eyes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [adjective] > conjunctivitis or ophthalmitis

redeOE

chemosed1826

ophthalmic1834

ophthalmitic1857

ophthalmious1859

pharyngoconjunctival1955

xerophthalmic1961

1834 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 191/2 Such, since most of us are too ophthalmic, would be the general fate.

1845 ‘E. Warburton’ Crescent & Cross I. 144 An ugly ophthalmic set..drest in blue shirts and red caps.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 25 Jan. 2/3 Ophthalmic, feeble-minded, ailing, and neglected children.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Apr. 258/1 An original fellow, this Degas, sickly, neurotic, and so ophthalmic that he is afraid of losing his sight.

1992 New Republic 8 June 34/2 With his..vaguely ophthalmic insinuating eyes, Hines establishes a relationship with the audience that is nothing short of illicit.

B. n.

†1. A kind of ophthalmia; an ophthalmic disease. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > conjunctivitis or ophthalmitis

ophthalmiaa1398

ophthalmy?a1425

ophthalmic?c1425

chemosis1565

ophthalmitis1822

conjunctivitis1835

panophthalmitis1842

syndesmitis1848

panophthalmia1890

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 306 Þe ententes of þe vlcers and of þe obtalmykes [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. obtalmiez; L. obtalmiarum] accorden in many þinges.

†2. A medicine or remedy for diseases of the eye. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the eyes

eye salveeOE

collyrie1382

collyriuma1398

oculus lucidusc1425

powder of welcome?1541

collyre1562

eye-water?1593

ophthalmic1650

celestial water1739

eye lotion1797

eserine1879

homatropine1880

eye drop1938–9

tropicamide1961

1650 T. Vaughan Magia Adamica 31 Did he not præscribe a Plaster of Figs for Hezekiah, and..an Ophthalmic for Tobit?

1653 N. Culpeper Pharmacopœia Londinensis v. 306 Such Medicines as are appropriated to the Eyes... I would have called them Ophthalmics had not the word been troublesom to the reading.

1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 292 The Liquor of Ants is commended by Schroder for a most Excellent Ophthalmick.

a1800 W. Cowper in W. Hayley Life Cowper (1809) II. 381 One would suppose that reading Homer were the best ophthalmic in the world.

1870 T. De W. Talmage Crumbs Swept Up 124 Hepatics,..stomachics, ophthalmics.

3. Anatomy. An ophthalmic or orbital nerve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > specific nerves > [noun] > other nerves in head

olfactory nerve1671

gustatory nerve1684

ophthalmic1738

suborbitary1825

Vidian nerve1828

tympanichord1887

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Eye The first branch of the fifth pair [of nerves], call'd ophthalmicks [1728 Ophthalmicus].

1872 G. M. Humphry Observ. Myology 45 Soon after entering the orbit, the ophthalmic detaches a large branch which runs beneath the eye.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xvi. 560 In mammals, it is termed simply the ophthalmic; in most vertebrates, however, it is termed the deep ophthalmic to distinguish it from a more superficial nerve in the same general region.

Compounds

ophthalmic acid n. Biochemistry an acidic tripeptide found in the lenses of various mammals.

ΚΠ

1956 S. G. Waley in Biochem. Jrnl. 64 715/1 The work..deals only with acidic peptides. One such peptide (for which the name ophthalmic acid is proposed) is particularly abundant.

1970 J. F. R. Kuck in C. N. Graymore Biochem. Eye iii. 206 An interesting feature of the relationship between glutathione and ophthalmic acid is that the former is a specific co-enzyme for glyoxalase while ophthalmic acid is a potent inhibitor of this same enzyme.

1990 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 1719/1 The inhibitions of protection observed after adding γ-glutamylglutamate and ophthalmic acid, may also be ascribed to inhibition of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase.

ophthalmic optician n. an optician trained to diagnose visual (esp. refractive) defects and abnormalities of the eye, and to prescribe corrective lenses and other visual aids; an optometrist.

ΚΠ

1884 List of Subscribers (London & Globe Telephone Co.) (1970) Fournet, A... Ophthalmic Optician (Spectacles & Eye-glasses only).

1957 New Scientist 9 May 38/2 As an ophthalmic optician I was entertained by ‘Geminus’ (25 April) on his visits to the optician.

1995 Patient's Charter & You (Dept. of Health) 22 An optometrist (or ophthalmic optician) tests sight and prescribes glasses and contact lenses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ophthalmic
释义	ophthalmicadj.n. Brit. /ɒfˈθalmɪk/, /ɒpˈθalmɪk/, U.S. /ɑpˈθælmɪk/, /ɑfˈθælmɪk/ Forms: late Middle English obtalmic, late Middle English obtalmyk, 1600s ophthalmique, 1600s–1700s ophthalmick, 1600s– ophthalmic, 1700s– opthalmic (now irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophthalmicus. Etymology: < classical Latin ophthalmicus an oculist (Martial), in post-classical Latin (also as obtalmicus ) also relating to the eye (5th cent. of a disease, 6th cent. of a medical practitioner) < Hellenistic Greek ὀϕθαλμικός of or relating to the eye (of a disease), an eye surgeon < ὀϕθαλμός eye (see ophthalmo- comb. form) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French obthalmique (adjective) affecting the eye (c1478 in Chauliac), Middle French, French ophtalmique (adjective) affecting the eye (1538), suitable for healing eye ailments (1690), relating to the eye (a1718), (noun) remedy for eye ailments (1874), Italian oftalmico (1583; 14th cent. as ottalmico). With use as noun compare post-classical Latin obtalmicum eye disease (12th cent. in a British source), remedy for eye disease (13th cent. in a British source). A. adj. 1. Of or relating to the eye; supplying the eye. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] ophthalmic?a1425 optic?a1425 ocular1598 oculopalpebral1867 oculofrontal1890 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 88^v (MED) Signez of vlcerez of þe eien beþ akyngz & flowyngz out terez & obtalmic [L. obtalmici] rednez. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The first [pair of nerves] is call'd Ophthalmic. 1741 A. Monro Anat. Nerves 44 in Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) This ophthalmic Branch..supplies the Glandula lacrymalis. 1825 Lancet 22 July 519/2 The ophthalmic artery will bleed freely. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 27 The first antennary and the ophthalmic segments. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebr. Animals vi. 305 The moveable stalks, which support the eyes..; ‘the ophthalmic peduncles’, or ‘ophthalmites’. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 208 The ophthalmic artery passes along the inner side of the orbit. 1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xi. 157 A single, median ophthalmic artery sends branches to the eyes. 2002 Times of India (Nexis) 14 May The project..includes ophthalmic examinations of all the schoolchildren of the taluk. 2. Used in the treatment of diseases of the eyes; engaged or involved in treatment of the eyes; designating such treatment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments of specific parts > [adjective] > treatments of the eyes ophthalmic1605 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke iii. 155 An excellent ophthalmick matter for the eyes. 1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 320 An Ophthalmique unguent, highly extolled for curing desparately sore, weak and dark eyes. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Eye-water A choice Ophthalmick Water to preserve the Eyes and Sight. 1825 Lancet 9 Apr. 10/1 Mr. Abernethy can lay no claim to the title of an ophthalmic surgeon. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 91 The seeds are considered..as ophthalmic and cephalic. 1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. p. xiii A competent ophthalmic surgeon. 1917 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 90 69 The papers were published in the ‘Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital Reports’. 1934 Amer. Home July 68/3 One ophthalmic tube, with very small tip, for eye application. 1952 A. Bevan In Place of Fear v. 88 I have been told by ophthalmic surgeons that opticians prescribe spectacles sometimes when they are not really necessary. 1991 Choice Jan. 27/4 Ophthalmic eye tablets which are dissolved in water. 1994 Denver Post 6 Feb. j3/1 Generally, an ophthalmic medical assistant helps an ophthalmologist provide medical eye care. 2002 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 134 627 The eyelids were permitted to heal spontaneously with the application of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment as the sole therapy. 3. Suffering from ophthalmia or other disease of the eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [adjective] > conjunctivitis or ophthalmitis redeOE chemosed1826 ophthalmic1834 ophthalmitic1857 ophthalmious1859 pharyngoconjunctival1955 xerophthalmic1961 1834 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 191/2 Such, since most of us are too ophthalmic, would be the general fate. 1845 ‘E. Warburton’ Crescent & Cross I. 144 An ugly ophthalmic set..drest in blue shirts and red caps. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 25 Jan. 2/3 Ophthalmic, feeble-minded, ailing, and neglected children. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Apr. 258/1 An original fellow, this Degas, sickly, neurotic, and so ophthalmic that he is afraid of losing his sight. 1992 New Republic 8 June 34/2 With his..vaguely ophthalmic insinuating eyes, Hines establishes a relationship with the audience that is nothing short of illicit. B. n. †1. A kind of ophthalmia; an ophthalmic disease. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > [noun] > conjunctivitis or ophthalmitis ophthalmiaa1398 ophthalmy?a1425 ophthalmic?c1425 chemosis1565 ophthalmitis1822 conjunctivitis1835 panophthalmitis1842 syndesmitis1848 panophthalmia1890 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 306 Þe ententes of þe vlcers and of þe obtalmykes [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. obtalmiez; L. obtalmiarum] accorden in many þinges. †2. A medicine or remedy for diseases of the eye. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the eyes eye salveeOE collyrie1382 collyriuma1398 oculus lucidusc1425 powder of welcome?1541 collyre1562 eye-water?1593 ophthalmic1650 celestial water1739 eye lotion1797 eserine1879 homatropine1880 eye drop1938–9 tropicamide1961 1650 T. Vaughan Magia Adamica 31 Did he not præscribe a Plaster of Figs for Hezekiah, and..an Ophthalmic for Tobit? 1653 N. Culpeper Pharmacopœia Londinensis v. 306 Such Medicines as are appropriated to the Eyes... I would have called them Ophthalmics had not the word been troublesom to the reading. 1693 T. P. Blount Nat. Hist. 292 The Liquor of Ants is commended by Schroder for a most Excellent Ophthalmick. a1800 W. Cowper in W. Hayley Life Cowper (1809) II. 381 One would suppose that reading Homer were the best ophthalmic in the world. 1870 T. De W. Talmage Crumbs Swept Up 124 Hepatics,..stomachics, ophthalmics. 3. Anatomy. An ophthalmic or orbital nerve. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > nerve > specific nerves > [noun] > other nerves in head olfactory nerve1671 gustatory nerve1684 ophthalmic1738 suborbitary1825 Vidian nerve1828 tympanichord1887 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Eye The first branch of the fifth pair [of nerves], call'd ophthalmicks [1728 Ophthalmicus]. 1872 G. M. Humphry Observ. Myology 45 Soon after entering the orbit, the ophthalmic detaches a large branch which runs beneath the eye. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) xvi. 560 In mammals, it is termed simply the ophthalmic; in most vertebrates, however, it is termed the deep ophthalmic to distinguish it from a more superficial nerve in the same general region. Compounds ophthalmic acid n. Biochemistry an acidic tripeptide found in the lenses of various mammals. ΚΠ 1956 S. G. Waley in Biochem. Jrnl. 64 715/1 The work..deals only with acidic peptides. One such peptide (for which the name ophthalmic acid is proposed) is particularly abundant. 1970 J. F. R. Kuck in C. N. Graymore Biochem. Eye iii. 206 An interesting feature of the relationship between glutathione and ophthalmic acid is that the former is a specific co-enzyme for glyoxalase while ophthalmic acid is a potent inhibitor of this same enzyme. 1990 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 87 1719/1 The inhibitions of protection observed after adding γ-glutamylglutamate and ophthalmic acid, may also be ascribed to inhibition of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase. ophthalmic optician n. an optician trained to diagnose visual (esp. refractive) defects and abnormalities of the eye, and to prescribe corrective lenses and other visual aids; an optometrist. ΚΠ 1884 List of Subscribers (London & Globe Telephone Co.) (1970) Fournet, A... Ophthalmic Optician (Spectacles & Eye-glasses only). 1957 New Scientist 9 May 38/2 As an ophthalmic optician I was entertained by ‘Geminus’ (25 April) on his visits to the optician. 1995 Patient's Charter & You (Dept. of Health) 22 An optometrist (or ophthalmic optician) tests sight and prescribes glasses and contact lenses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?a1425
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