neuro-ophthalmology

neuro-ophthalmology
The branch of medicine concerned with the neurological aspects of the visual apparatus.

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neu·ro-oph·thal·mol·o·gy .n(y)u̇r-ō-.äf-thə(l)-'mäl-ə-jē n, pl -gies the neurological study of the eye
neu·ro-oph·thal·mo·log·ic -mə-'läj-ik or neu·ro-oph·thal·mo·log·i·cal -'läj-i-kəl adj

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neu·ro-oph·thal·mol·o·gy (noor″o-of″thəl-molґə-je) [neuro- + ophthalmology] a medical specialty that combines neurology and ophthalmology, dealing with neurological aspects of vision, the eye, and its adnexa.

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