ophthalmology
noun
oph·thal·mol·o·gy ˌäf-thə(l)-ˈmä-lə-jē 
ˌäp-,
-ˌthal-
: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
ophthalmologic
ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-jik
adjective ˌäp-
-ˌthal-
or ophthalmological
ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
ˌäp-,
-ˌthal-
ophthalmologically
ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
adverb ˌäp-
-ˌthal-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Research is under way across the field of ophthalmology to find new ways to prevent, slow or treat vision loss. 
Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 QHP Capital, the management company for NovaQuest Private Equity, acquired Lexitas Pharma Services, a Durham, N.C.-based ophthalmology contract research organization supporting biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Federal authorities said Salzberg, who has been a licensed medical doctor in Connecticut for 36 years, owned and operated Donald J. Salzberg, M.D., an ophthalmology practice in West Hartford. Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 And some fields, such as ophthalmology, didn’t translate as well to video chats as others such as psychiatry. David Ingram, NBC News, 19 June 2022 Barsody and Gleach turned to Dr. Eric Ledbetter, a professor and section chief of ophthalmology at Cornell, about extracting DNA from the soft tissue. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 That led to writing for the school’s satirical magazine, and Flanary contributed to GomerBlog, a sort of medical analog to The Onion, through his training in ophthalmology. Damian Garde, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022 The next-biggest backlog is found in ophthalmology, which saw 535,665 eye patients waiting for treatment in October. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021 Natural aging, hormonal changes from menopause, and certain health conditions can also contribute to dry eye, says Esek Akpek, MDYou , professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021 See More
Ron Winslow, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 QHP Capital, the management company for NovaQuest Private Equity, acquired Lexitas Pharma Services, a Durham, N.C.-based ophthalmology contract research organization supporting biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Federal authorities said Salzberg, who has been a licensed medical doctor in Connecticut for 36 years, owned and operated Donald J. Salzberg, M.D., an ophthalmology practice in West Hartford. Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 And some fields, such as ophthalmology, didn’t translate as well to video chats as others such as psychiatry. David Ingram, NBC News, 19 June 2022 Barsody and Gleach turned to Dr. Eric Ledbetter, a professor and section chief of ophthalmology at Cornell, about extracting DNA from the soft tissue. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 That led to writing for the school’s satirical magazine, and Flanary contributed to GomerBlog, a sort of medical analog to The Onion, through his training in ophthalmology. Damian Garde, STAT, 25 Mar. 2022 The next-biggest backlog is found in ophthalmology, which saw 535,665 eye patients waiting for treatment in October. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021 Natural aging, hormonal changes from menopause, and certain health conditions can also contribute to dry eye, says Esek Akpek, MDYou , professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Ophthalmologie, from ophthalmo- ophthalmo- + -logie -logy
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ophthalmology
noun
oph·thal·mol·o·gy -ˈmäl-ə-jē
plural ophthalmologies
: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
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