LP32911-7
Ophthalmology
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Descriptions
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye and brain. The word ophthalmology comes from the Greek roots ophthalmos meaning eye and logos meaning word ; ophthalmology literally means The science of eyes. As a discipline it applies to animal eyes also, since the differences from human practice are surprisingly minor and are related mainly to differences in anatomy or prevalence, not differences in disease processes. By convention the term ophthalmologist is more restricted and implies a medically trained specialist. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are generally categorized as surgeons. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Ophthalmology (Wikipedia)
A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Ophthalmology
- Part Display Name
- Ophthalmology
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2003-11-10
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Ophthalmol
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | oogheelkunde Synonyms: oftalmologie |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Oftalmologia |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Ophtalmologie |
| de-AT | German (Austria) | Augenheilkunde |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 眼科学 Synonyms: 眼科 |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Ophtalmologie |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Οφθαλμολογία Synonyms: Οφθαλμολογία |
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