Ophthalmology
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Ophthalmology (, OFF-thal-MOL-ə-jee) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a medical degree, a doctor specializing in ophthalmology must pursue additional postgraduate residency training specific to that field. In
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 Ophthalmologists performing cataract surgery using an operating microscope | |
| System | Eye and visual system |
|---|---|
| Significant diseases | Cataract, retinal disease (including diabetic retinopathy and other types of retinopathy), glaucoma, corneal disease, eyelid and orbital disorders, uveitis, strabismus and disorders of the ocular muscles, ocular neoplasms (malignancies, or cancers, and benign eye tumors), neuro-ophthalmologic disorders (including disorders of the optic nerve) |
| Significant tests | Ophthalmoscopy, visual field test, optical coherence tomography |
| Specialist | Ophthalmologist |
| Glossary | Glossary of medicine |
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