ophthalmic

adjective

oph·​thal·​mic äf-ˈthal-mik 

äp-

1

: of, relating to, or situated near the eye

2

: supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye

ophthalmic artery

Examples of ophthalmic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

A number of specialty hospitals have also stopped functioning in the region, including at least two children's hospitals, three ophthalmic hospitals, a psychiatric hospital, and two hospitals specializing in rehabilitation, according to an ABC News analysis of WHO data. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024

Prescribed If needed, your provider can prescribe oral, nasal, and ophthalmic antihistamines and nasal corticosteroids. —Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 July 2024

Key Background These eye ointments are ophthalmic drug products—medications that are meant to be sterile and used on the eyes. —Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Among the notable points from the regulator was this stark pronouncement: No one should ever use any homeopathic ophthalmic products, and every single such product should be pulled off the market. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obtalmic "inflamed, produced by ophthalmia," borrowed from Late Latin ophthalmicus "of the eye" (Medieval Latin also obtalmicus, Latin opthalmicus as noun, "oculist"), borrowed from Greek ophthalmikós, from ophthalmós "eye" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at ophthalmo-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ophthalmic

• ophthalmic optician

Medical Definition

ophthalmic

1 of 2 adjective

oph·​thal·​mic -mik 

1

: of, relating to, or situated near the eye

2

: supplying or draining the eye or structures in the region of the eye

ophthalmic

2 of 2 noun

: ophthalmic nerve