ophthalmology

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oph·thal·mol·o·gy | \ ˌäf-thə(l)-ˈmä-lə-jē

, ˌäp-, -ˌthal- \

Definition of ophthalmology

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

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Other Words from ophthalmology

ophthalmologic \ ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-jik

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

, ˌäp- , -ˌthal- \ adjective

ophthalmologically \ ˌäf-thə(l)-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

, ˌäp- , -ˌthal- \ adverb

Examples of ophthalmology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Baring is keeping the Lumenis aesthetics and ophthalmology businesses. — Jon Chesto — Boston Globe, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021 Most recently, Singh worked at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Ohio, as a staff physician at the Cole Eye Institute and professor of ophthalmology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. — Cindy Kent, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021 The lens in the eye actually gets bigger with normal aging, Daniel Laroche, MD, director of glaucoma services and president of Advanced Eyecare of New York and assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, tells Health. — Amy Marturana Winderl, Health.com, 28 Oct. 2021 Guillermo Amescua, an expert in ophthalmology, warns UV lamp users to beware of photokeratitis. — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 Separately, the company is also poised to see steady growth for Eylea, an ophthalmology drug, and Dupixent, which is used to treat eczema and asthma. — Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Paul is still licensed to practice ophthalmology in his home state of Kentucky. — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2021 Kentucky Republican Rand Paul is, by training, a doctor of ophthalmology. — Tara John, CNN, 1 Sep. 2021 Baring is keeping the Lumenis aesthetics and ophthalmology businesses. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2021

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