| ophthalmic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A sensory branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The ophthalmic nerve carries general afferents from the superficial division of the face including the eyeball, conjunctiva, upper eyelid, upper nose, nasal mucosa, and scalp. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ophthalmic ointment | A special ointment for application to the eye that must be free from particles and must be nonirritating to the eye. Synonym: eye ointment, oculentum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |