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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Eli Lilly said patient safety is the company’s top priority, and they will “continue to review data, including any data regarding ophthalmic issues.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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
Professor Leidy does not mention the ophthalmic ganglia; hence I infer that in Balanus, which is a more highly organised Cirripede, they are fused into the supra-œsophageal ganglion.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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