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👁️ Eye-related 🧑‍⚕️ Eye medicine 📖 Publication title
ophthalmol.

ophthalmol.

7.8
The medical study and treatment of the eye
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : oftalmología
  • The conference focused on recent advances in ophthalmol. and patient care.

Examples

  • She published her findings in a leading ophthalmol. journal last month.

  • He is a respected figure in the field of ophthalmol. worldwide.

  • Dr. Smith specializes in ophthalmol..

  • The ophthalmol. conference is next week.

  • Many doctors attended the ophthalmol. conference to learn about the latest treatments for eye diseases.

  • She is writing her dissertation on innovative techniques in ophthalmol. for treating cataracts.

  • The research team published their groundbreaking study in a prestigious ophthalmol. journal last week.

Synonyms

ophthalmology
vsophthalmol.
  • Specialized
3 7.2

Part of medicine that studies and treats eye problems

is a shortened written form used instead of the full field name
oculism
vsophthalmol.
  • Archaic
9.9

Care and treatment of eye diseases

refers to the medical branch rather than a practitioner's work

Surface Forms

ophthalmol. singular

Etymology

Ophthalmol. is an abbreviation of ophthalmology, from the Greek ophthalmos meaning 'eye'. So as a noun it refers to the medical field or journals about eye diseases and their treatment.