The word "ophthalmology" is correct and usable in written English.
Generally, it is used to refer to the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders of the eye. You could use it in a sentence like this: "I saw the ophthalmology specialist last week and he said I needed to use special eye drops."
Maggie's profession, ophthalmology, never transcends hazy metaphor.
Admittedly, most general surgeons had a special interest, and for a long time there had been an element of specialization in such fields as ophthalmology, orthopedics, obstetrics, and gynecology; but before long it became apparent that, to achieve progress in certain areas, surgeons had to concentrate their attention on that particular subject.
Donders' interest in ophthalmology began in 1847 with a study of muscae volitantes, the problem of specks seen floating before the eye.
Georg Bartisch, a German physician who wrote on eye diseases in the 16th century, is sometimes credited with founding the medical practice of ophthalmology.
May 22, 1828 Berlin, Germany July 20 , 1870Berlin, Germany Albrecht von Gräfe, in full Albrecht Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Von Gräfe (born May 22 , 1828 Berlin, Prussia [Germany] died July 20 , 1870 Berlin) German eye surgeon, considered the founder of modern ophthalmology.
Some practices may limit work to a specific medical area such as surgery, dentistry, dermatology, or ophthalmology.
Álvarez left home in 1939 to study ophthalmology in Chile and Argentina and later in Europe and the U.S. Following his return (1949) to Nicaragua, he joined the conservative opposition to the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza García and cofounded the National Union of Popular Action.
Research centres in tropical ophthalmology and leprosy treat patients at Bamako.
Instead of two or three medical journals, for instance, there are now likely to be dozens, besides those in specialized areas such as dentistry, ophthalmology, and psychiatry.
The first formal course in ophthalmology was taught at the medical school of the University of Göttingen in 1803, and the first medical eye clinic with an emphasis on teaching, the London Eye Infirmary, was opened in 1805, initiating the modern specialty.
Congenital lens opacities of many varieties have been recognized and described since the early days of ophthalmology, but they remained curiosities until the work of an Australian ophthalmologist, Norman M. Gregg, threw new light on their cause and, indeed, on that of many other congenital defects.
