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ophthalmology

[of″thal-mol´ŏ-je]

the branch of health science dealing with the eye, including its anatomy, physiology, pathology, and other aspects. adj., adj ophthalmolog´ic.

oph·thal·mol·o·gy

(of'thal-mol'ŏ-jē), Avoid the misspellings opthalmology, ophthamology, or opthamology.

The medical specialty concerned with the eye, its diseases, and refractive errors.

[ophthalmo- + G. logos, study]

ophthalmology

(ŏf′thəl-mŏl′ə-jē, -thăl-, ŏp′-)

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the eye.

oph·thal′mo·log′ic (-thăl′mə-lŏj′ĭk), oph·thal′mo·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

oph·thal′mo·log′i·cal·ly adv.

oph·thal·mol·o·gy

(of'thăl-mol'ŏ-jē)

The medical specialty concerned with the eye, its diseases, and refractive errors.

[ophthalmo- + G. logos, study]

ophthalmology

The combined medical and surgical speciality concerned with the eye and its disorders. The practice of ophthalmology involves a mastery of ophthalmic optics, of the structure, function and diseases of the eyes, of the associated neurological systems concerned with vision, of the range of general conditions that affect the eyes and of the microsurgical skills and techniques used in the treatment of many ophthalmic conditions.

Ophthalmology

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.

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ophthalmology

Part of medical science concerned with the medical and surgical care of the eye and its appendages.

oph·thal·mol·o·gy

(of'thăl-mol'ŏ-jē)

The medical specialty concerned with the eye, its diseases, and refractive errors.

[ophthalmo- + G. logos, study]

Patient discussion about ophthalmology

Q. What kind of Doctor is an Ophthalmologist? My 7 year old daughter has been referred by her GP to an Ophthalmologist. What kind of Doctor is it?

A. An Ophthalmologist is a Doctor who specializes in Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology, is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye.

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Technologies such as the MEMS-based Adaptive Optics Phoropter or MAOP (a 2003 R&D 100 Award Winner), recently equipped with a refined deformable mirror from Boston Micromachines, Watertown, Mass, is a candidate to replace traditional phoropters used in opthamology with the ability to correct for high-order aberrations.

Adaptive optics goes earth-bound; established in the astronomy community, government and private industry hope to capitalize on the power of adaptive optics for mainstream applications

Colonel Tariq Usman (Retd), General Manager Al-Shifa Centre for Community Opthamology also spoke on the occasion.

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At various times he also acted as a part-time consultant in occupational health and opthamology at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax.

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The medical journal Opthamology said the failure rate for eye surgery was one in 10, not the one in 1000 figure widely advertised.

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And, filling any possible workload shortfall, comes continued tender success at the Royal Victoria Infirmary - where an opthamology theatre is being refurbished for Newcastle Primary Care Trust - and at St Wilfred's RC (aided) Comprehensive School, South Shields, where main entrance alterations are proceeding.

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'One woman has befriended an Iraqi consultant in opthamology, who has gone on to take her exams to continue to practice in this country.

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"The students paid various visits to Boots stores, looking at career opportunities, such as management, pharmacy and opthamology.

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But until 1993, Dr Gray's only offered basic district hospital services - general surgery and medical care, geriatric and opthamology.