Category:Ophthalmic

Oph*thal"mic, a. Etym: [gr. ophthalmique. See ophthalmia.] (anat.)

Defn: of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the Ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, Which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and Forehead. Ophthalmic region (zoöl.), the space around the eyes.