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Definition of ophthalmic
1 : of, relating to, or situated near the eye
2 : supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye ophthalmic artery
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Sreedhar Potarazu was brilliant, everyone agrees, an ophthalmic surgeon who started college at age 15 and earned degrees in medicine and business.
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First Known Use of ophthalmic
15th century
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medical : of or relating to the eye
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Medical Definition of ophthalmic
1: of, relating to, or situated near the eye
2: supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye
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