Ophthalmic
Pertaining to the eye. For example, an ophthalmic ointment is designed for the eye.
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- Ophthalmic artery
The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the internal carotid artery that courses up deep within the front of the neck.
- Ophthalmic migraine
Migraine involving the eyes but without headache. Migraine, due to a spasm of blood vessels in the brain, usually causes a headache. Flashes of light may appear as jagged lines or “heat waves” in one or both eyes and often last 10-20 minutes without a headache. This is termed ophthalmic migraine, or migraine without headache.
- Ophthalmic veins
The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior ophthalmic vein arises at the inner angle of the orbit and follows the course of the ophthalmic artery into the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood. The inferior ophthalmic vein arises from a venous network at […]
- Ophthalmitis
Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmia.
- Ophthalmologist
A physician who practices ophthalmology.