See Also: ophthalmia(dictionary)
Ophthalmia(medicine)
ophthalmia nivalis(medicine)
ophthalmia nodosa(medicine)
periodic ophthalmia(medicine)
phlyctenular ophthalmia(medicine)
purulent ophthalmia(medicine)
spring ophthalmia(medicine)
sympathetic ophthalmia(medicine)
transferred ophthalmia(medicine)

ophthalmia (iou)



ophthalmia noun. LME.
[Late Latin from Greek, from ophthalmos eye: see -IA1.]
Medicine. Inflammation of the eye; esp. conjunctivitis.
ophthalmia neonatorum a form of conjunctivitis occurring in newborn infants. sympathetic ophthalmia: see SYMPATHETIC adjective.