Ophthalmology

Definitions

The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He will reproach himself for having been the victim of some of these liabilities, but for others, like⟳ his cataract or the bad illumination, he will express⟳ regret⟳ but not remorse. That is, some of the explanations that he will give⟳ for some of his mistakes and failures will be of the same sort⟳ as the explanations he would give⟳ for his mistakes and failures in counting or multiplying, but some will be of quite different sorts, like⟳ the explanations that he couches in the terms of elementary ophthalmology or optics.”

CEFR level