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ocular /oc·u·lar/ (ok´u-lar)

1. of, pertaining to, or affecting the eye.

2. eyepiece.

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oc·u·lar (ky-lr)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight.

2. Resembling the eye in form or function.

n.

The eyepiece of a microscope.

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ocular

1. pertaining to the eye.

2. eyepiece (of a microscope).

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ocular albinism

hypopigmentation of the iris.

ocular carcinoma

see carcinoma of skin.

extrinsic ocular muscles

see extraocular muscles. See also Table 13.1F.

ocular filariasis

see thelaziasis, onchocerciasis.

ocular fornix

the fold formed by the reflection of the conjunctiva from the eyelid to the globe of the eye.

ocular globe

see eyeball.

Onchocerciasis in the eye of a horse. By permission from Knottenbelt DC, Pascoe RR, Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, Saunders, 2003

ocular implant

drug delivery devices placed on the cornea or in the conjunctival sac to provide constant release of medication to the eye. The devices may be dissolvable or non-dissolvable.

ocular lymphomatosis

see marek's disease.

ocular neurectoderm

ectoderm which gives rise to ocular tissues.

ocular osteosarcoma

see feline posttraumatic sarcoma.

ocular reflexes

see menace reflex, pupillary light reflex, corneal reflex, consensual light reflex.

ocular-skeletal dysplasia

combined ocular and skeletal defects found in Samoyeds and Labradors; ocular lesions include cataract and retinal detachment, the skeletal lesions include hip dysplasia, varus and valgus deformities, and many others.

ocular ultrasound

ultrasound examination of the eye is used to detect foreign bodies, intraocular masses, retinal detachment and asterid hyalitis. Especially useful when the cornea is opaque and ophthalmoscopic examination is impossible.