ophthalmology

noun oph·thal·mol·o·gy \ ˌäf-thə(l)-ˈmä-lə-jē , ˌäp- , -ˌthal- \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Definition of ophthalmology

: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye

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ophthalmologic

play \ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-jik, ˌäp-, -ˌthal-\ or ophthalmological play \ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌäp-, -ˌthal-\ adjective

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ophthalmologically

play \ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē, ˌäp-, -ˌthal-\ adverb

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Recent Examples of ophthalmology from the Web

Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.

— mark bergen, chicagotribune.com, "Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die," 25 June 2018
In June, the groom is to start an ophthalmology residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.

— New York Times, "Mythili Prabhu, Akhilesh Pathipati," 29 Apr. 2018
Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.

— mark bergen, chicagotribune.com, "Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die," 25 June 2018
Conjunctivitis is another possible cause of the eye-pain-and-redness double whammy, Anupama Anchala, M.D., an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, tells SELF.

— korin miller, SELF, "This Is When to See a Doctor About Eye Pain ASAP," 19 June 2018
Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.

— mark bergen, chicagotribune.com, "Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die," 25 June 2018
Our tele-ophthalmology mobile unit equipped with state-of-the art imaging devices, the nation’s first, travels to New York City’s underserved neighborhoods.

— steven j. corwin, Recode, "Let’s make telemedicine available to all," 25 June 2018
Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.

— mark bergen, chicagotribune.com, "Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die," 25 June 2018
Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.

— mark bergen, ajc, "Google is training machines to predict when a patient will die," 23 June 2018

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