| ophthalmic plexus | An autonomic plexus, entering the orbit in company with the ophthalmic artery, derived from the internal carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus ophthalmicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ophthalmic solutions | Sterile solutions, essentially free from foreign particles and suitably compounded and dispensed, for instillation into the eye. It does not include solutions for cleaning eyeglasses or contact lens solutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmic veins | See: inferior ophthalmic vein, superior ophthalmic vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmic vesicle | In the embryo, one of the paired evaginations from the ventrolateral walls of the forebrain from which the sensory and pigment layers of the retina develop. Synonym: vesicula ophthalmica, ocular vesicle, optic vesicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmite | <zoology> An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea. Origin: Gr. The eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ophthalmo- | Relationship to the eye. See: oculo-. Origin: G. Ophthalmos (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmodynamometer | An instrument to measure the blood pressure in the retinal vessels. Origin: ophthalmo-+ G. Dynamis, power, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmodynamometry | Measurement of the blood pressure of the retinal vessels. It is used also for the determination of the near point of convergence (convergence, ocular). (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmolith | Synonym: dacryolith. Origin: ophthalmo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| ophthalmologic | <anatomy> Pertaining to ophthalmology. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ophthalmologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the eye or any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmological | Of or pertaining to ophthalmology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ophthalmologist | <specialist> A physician specialist expert in the treatment of diseases of the eyeball and retina. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ophthalmology | <study> The area of medicine dealing with the eye. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ophthalmomalacia | Abnormal softening of the eyeball. Origin: ophthalmo-+ G. Malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |