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Ophthalmology facts for kids

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Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit.

An ophthalmologist is a person in medical and surgical eye disease. Ophthalmologists are allowed to medically treat eye disease, implement laser therapy, and perform incisional surgery when needed.

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  • US Navy 100929-N-1531D-031 Lt. Cmdr. Catherine Hagan, from Ocala, Fla., embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD

    Indirect ophthalmoscopy

  • Anterior-uveitis-with-active-disease

    Fluorescein angiography

  • Cheshm manuscript

    Anatomy of the Eye, 1200 A.D.

  • A double sheet showing various ophthalmology instruments, ey Wellcome V0016255

    Early Ophthalmology instruments

  • (King1893NYC) pg479 NEW-YORK OPHTHALNIC HOSPITAL, THIRD AVENUE AND EAST 23D STREET

    New York Ophthalmic Hospital, 1893

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    Albrecht von Graefe

  • Allvar Gullstrand 02

    Allvar Gullstrand

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Oftalmología para niños

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