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OPHTHALMOLOGY (Gr. 6 Oakµbs, eye)

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Originally appearing in Volume V20, Page 129 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OPHTHALMOLOGY (Gr. 6 See also:Oakµbs, See also:eye)  , the See also:science of the See also:anatomy, See also:physiology and See also:pathology of the See also:eye (see EYE and See also:VISION) . From the same See also:Greek word come numerous other derivatives: e.g. ophthalmia, the See also:general name for conjunctival inflammations (see Eye diseases, under EYE) ; and the See also:instruments ophthalmometer and ophthalmoscope (see VISION) .

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