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anophthalmos (anÂ´opthalÂ´mÉs), n a congenital absence of all tissues of the eyes. anophthalmia, anophthalmos. a developmental anomaly marked by complete absence of one or both eyes or the presence of rudimentary eyes. Occurs most commonly in pigs and sheep.
The Greek roots of the word ophthalmology are á½ÏÎ¸Î±Î»Î¼ÏÏ (ophthalmos, eye) and -Î»oÎ³Î¯Î± (-logia, study, discourse), i.e., the study of eyes. The discipline applies to all animal eyes, whether human or not, since the practice and procedures are quite similar with respect to disease processes, while differences in anatomy or disease prevalence, whether subtle or substantial, may differentiate the two.