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ophthalmic

[of-thal-mik, op-] / ɒfˈθæl mɪk, ɒp- /
ADJECTIVE
ocular
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The health board confirmed that the ventilators were in a storage container and could not be used, although said that the ophthalmic equipment requested is being considered for clinical use.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The drugmaker launched its first branded ophthalmic product in the U.S. roughly a decade ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Palanker first conceived the idea two decades ago while working with ophthalmic lasers to treat eye disorders.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

"We cannot confirm the reasons in this paper, but there is evidence the methyl isocyanate gas affected respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, endocrine and reproductive systems, and it damaged human chromosomes," McCord explained.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

The third, the ophthalmic branch of the fifth and the sixth nerve pass from the brain through the sphenoidal fissure to the eye.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin




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