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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The health board confirmed that the ventilators were in a storage container and could not be used, although said that the ophthalmic equipment requested is being considered for clinical use.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
The drugmaker launched its first branded ophthalmic product in the U.S. roughly a decade ago.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Ph.D., director of neuropathology and ophthalmic pathology and a professor of oncology and pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
"The methyl isocyanate gas affected respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, endocrine and reproductive systems, and it damaged human chromosomes."
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
Everything looked bright, cheerful, and sunny except the ophthalmic wards, which, if I may use such an expression, displayed an agreeable gloom.
From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by R. T. (Robert Taylor) Pritchett
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