The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ophthalmic region
Ophthalmic \Oph*thal"mic\ ([o^]f*th[a^]l"m[i^]k; 277), a. [Gr. 'ofqalmiko`s: 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.