OPHTHALMOLOGY (Gr. 6 Oakµbs,

See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

eye)  , the science of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the eye (see EYE and VISION) . From the same Greek word come numerous other derivatives: e.g. ophthalmia, the general name for conjunctival inflammations (see Eye diseases, under EYE) ; and the instruments ophthalmometer and ophthalmoscope (see VISION) .