ophthalmologyn.
/ˌɒfθalˈmɒlədʒi/, /ˌɒpθalˈmɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌɑpθə(l)ˈmɑlədʒi/, /ˌɑfθə(l)ˈmɑlədʒi/ Medicine.
The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of the eye and defects of vision.
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ophthalmology1825
optometry1874
ophthalmometry1883
oculism1909
1825 Lancet 22 Oct. 147/2 He [sc. Professor Beer] is styled professor of practical ophthalmology, while another celebrated man, Procheska, was professor of general ophthalmology in the same school.
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Nov. 4 It is proposed to establish a chair of ophthalmology in the medical faculty of Paris.
1881 Nature 11 Aug. 349/1 Modern ophthalmology has scarcely a single point of similarity with that of the last century.
1925 H. C. Booth tr. F. Auerbach Mod. Magnetics (U.K. ed.) viii. 202 In ophthalmology..powerful magnets are used for extracting iron particles from the eye.
1951 Isis 42 65/1 The author treats briefly of local practices in surgery, gynecology, opthalmology, epidemics, and venereal diseases.
1991 Lancet 2 Mar. p. xv/4 (advt.) Training available in all aspects of ophthalmology, including all sub-specialties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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