Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a specialized discipline of medicine that studies the health of the eyes. It covers the anatomy, physiology, and disorders that can impact the eyes. Historically, the discipline of ophthalmology covered all elements of visual function, both in health and illness. Additionally, ophthalmology encompasses animal eyes because ocular function and optic disorders are comparable in humans and animals.

An ophthalmologist is a physician who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of eye diseases. This can entail surgical techniques as well as medicinal interventions, thus ophthalmologists are trained in both.

Refraction, orthoptics, binocular vision, and strabismus are all aspects of visual function that an ophthalmologist may investigate during a medical examination in order to reach a diagnosis.