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
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.
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)
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References
- ↑ ophthalmologyOxford Dictionary. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ History of Ophthalmologymrcophth. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ Farandos, NM. Contact Lens Sensors in Ocular Diagnostics. Advanced Healthcare Materials 4 (6) (2014). p. 792–810. doi:10.1002/adhm.201400504.
