Ophthalmology - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ophthalmology :  (noun)

1: the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases

Based on WordNet 2.0

Ophthalmology : \Oph`thal*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? the eye _ -logy: cf. F. ophthalmologie.] The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ophthalmology :  Ophthalmology: The art and science of eye medicine.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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