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

ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-jik

ˌäp-

-ˌthal-

adjective

or ophthalmological

ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

ˌäp-,

-ˌthal-

ophthalmologically

ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

ˌäp-

-ˌthal-

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The trip, which is organized by nonprofit Orbis International and supported by ophthalmology company Alcon, represents the first in-person training session aboard the Flying Eye Hospital since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. —

Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2022 In coming months, MVH will expand its specialty services to include internal medicine, surgery, neurology, oncology, avian and exotics care, cardiology and ophthalmology. —

cleveland, 11 Mar. 2022 The Adult Post-Acute COVID clinic at Vanderbilt University, which launched this week, brings together specialists from internal medicine, infectious disease, pulmonology, cardiology, ophthalmology, psychology, physical medicine, ear, nose and throat, speech pathology and neurology. —

Erin Schumaker, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2021 In a study of 578 physician practices in dermatology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology published in JAMA Health Forum in September, Singh and her team tied private equity takeovers to an average increase of $71 per medical claim filed and a 9% increase in lengthy, more costly, patient visits. —

Fred Schulte, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2022 Follow Susana Martinez-Conde on Twitter Credit: Nick Higgins Stephen Macknik is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, N.Y. —

Stephen Macknik, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2022 Who does preventive ophthalmology? —

Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2015 Vassy said the hopes to expand its ophthalmology and complex facial reconstructive services, among other things. —

Katherine Landergan, ajc, 30 Dec. 2022 Singh and her colleagues published research in September analyzing acquisitions in dermatology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology that found physician practices — a business with parallels to clinical trial companies — charged higher prices after acquisition. —

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