ophthalmic

adjective

oph·​thal·​mic äf-ˈthal-mik 

äp-

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

Examples of ophthalmic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Either way, these findings will be crucial to ophthalmic surgeons and their future patients. —Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

Eye Centers of Tennessee is a provider of ophthalmic, optometric and opticianry services, with locations throughout middle and eastern Tennessee. —Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025

In fact, it was pioneered more than 60 years ago in Italy by ophthalmic surgeon Benedetto Strampelli. —New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025

The 43-year-old ophthalmic surgeon and director of the Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles vividly remembers how the blaze swept toward her house in Altadena, Calif., in January. —Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obtalmic "inflamed, produced by ophthalmia," borrowed from Late Latin ophthalmicus "of the eye" (Medieval Latin also obtalmicus, Latin opthalmicus as noun, "oculist"), borrowed from Greek ophthalmikós, from ophthalmós "eye" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at ophthalmo-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ophthalmic

• ophthalmic optician

Rhymes for ophthalmic

• exophthalmic

Medical Definition

ophthalmic

1 of 2 adjective

oph·​thal·​mic -mik 

1

: of, relating to, or situated near the eye

2

: supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye

ophthalmic

2 of 2 noun

: ophthalmic nerve