Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology (/ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒi/ or /ˌɒpθælˈmɒlədʒi/)^[1] is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit.^[2]

An ophthalmologist is a person in medical and surgical eye disease. Ophthalmologists are allowed to medically treat eye disease, implement laser therapy, and perform incisional surgery when needed.^[3]

Ophthalmology Media

Indirect ophthalmoscopy
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Anterior uveitis with active disease. In a 30-year-old female with active anterior uveitis, peripheral vessel leakage was detected using ultra-wide-field fluorescein angiography.
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Anatomy of the Eye, 1200 A.D.
Early ophthalmology instruments
New York Ophthalmic Hospital, 1893
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Graefe (or Gräfe; May 22, 1828 – July 20, 1870)
Swedish physician and ophtalmologist Allvar Gullstrand (1852-1930)

References

↑ "ophthalmology". Oxford Dictionary. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
↑ "History of Ophthalmology". mrcophth. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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[1] "ophthalmology". Oxford Dictionary. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[2] "History of Ophthalmology". mrcophth. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

[3] Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).

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