ophthalmic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ophthalmic
    adj 1: of or relating to the eye; "ophthalmic defect"
    2: of or relating to ophthalmology; "ophthalmic surgery"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ophthalmic \Oph*thal"mic\ ([o^]f*th[a^]l"m[i^]k; 277), a. [Gr.
   'ofqalmiko`s: cf. F. ophthalmique. See {Ophthalmia}.] (Anat.)
   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as
   the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the
   trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland,
   eyelids, nose, and forehead.
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   {Ophthalmic region} (Zool.), the space around the eyes.
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