What is Ophthalmology?
'''Ophthalmology''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|f|θ|æ|l|ˈ|m|ɒ|l|ə|dʒ|i}} or {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|p|θ|æ|l|ˈ|m|ɒ|l|ə|dʒ|i}})<ref>{{cite web|title=ophthalmology|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ophthalmology|access-date=14 September 2015|publisher=Oxford Dictionary|archive-date=9 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709065259/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ophthalmology|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the branch of [[medicine]] that deals with the [[anatomy]], physiology and diseases of the [[eye|eyeball]] and [[orbit (anatomy)|orbit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Ophthalmology|url=http://www.mrcophth.com/Historyofophthalmology/Introductory.htm|publisher=mrcophth|access-date=30 August 2013|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808095547/http://www.mrcophth.com/Historyofophthalmology/Introductory.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> An '''ophthalmologist''' is a person in medical and surgical eye disease. Ophthalmologists are allowed to [[therapy|medically treat]] eye disease, implement laser therapy, and perform incisional [[surgery]] when needed.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Farandos|first1=NM|last2=Yetisen|first2=AK|last3=Monteiro|first3=MJ|last4=Lowe|first4=CR|last5=Yun|first5=SH|title=Contact Lens Sensors in Ocular Diagnostics|journal=Advanced Healthcare Materials|date=2014|doi=10.1002/adhm.201400504|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.201400504/abstract|pmid=25400274|volume=4|issue=6|pages=792–810|s2cid=35508652 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Ophthalmology| ]] {{med-stub}}