OPHTHALMIC

ophthalmic. Ophthalmic, a. relating to or fit for the eyes

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Oph‐thal″mic (ŏf‐thăl″mĭk; 277), a. [[Gr. οφθαλμικὄσ: 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. Ophthalmic region (Zoöl.), the space around the eyes.