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
adjective
or ophthalmological
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That’s why nearly all narrow AI tools are applied in visual specialties like radiology, pathology and ophthalmology — not cognitive fields that depend on subjective entries in the electronic medical record.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
An ophthalmology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Dunaief knows too much about the risks to leave his shades at home.
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That kick-started many ophthalmology appointments and MRI scans, with doctors even suspecting that Cohen could have a brain tumor.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s why nearly all narrow AI tools are applied in visual specialties like radiology, pathology and ophthalmology — not cognitive fields that depend on subjective entries in the electronic medical record.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
An ophthalmology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Dunaief knows too much about the risks to leave his shades at home.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
That kick-started many ophthalmology appointments and MRI scans, with doctors even suspecting that Cohen could have a brain tumor.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“Ophthalmology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ophthalmology. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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ophthalmology
noun
oph·thal·mol·o·gy
ˌäf-thə(l)-ˈmäl-ə-jē
ˌäp-,
-ˌthal-
: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
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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