Ophthalmic \Oph*thal"mic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. ophthalmique. See
{Ophthalmia}.] (Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as
the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the
trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland,
eyelids, nose, and forehead.
{Ophthalmic region} (Zo["o]l.), the space around the eyes.