ocular
Where the iris lives
Ocular means relating to the eye or vision: ocular muscles, ocular nerve, an ocular exam.
In optical instruments, the ocular is the eyepiece—the lens you look through.
As an adjective, ocular often appears in medical and scientific contexts where "eye" would sound too informal: ocular inflammation, ocular prosthesis.
Eye's clear outer dome
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- pupilLearner or eye opening
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- scleraEyeball's outer membrane
lens · conjunctiva · macula · vitreous · aqueous · fovea · orbit · eyeball
Visual perception faculty
- gazeFixed, intent look
- glanceBrief, casual look
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- observePerceive with attention
peer · squint · blink · focus · fixation · tracking · convergence · accommodation
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- eyepieceLens you look through
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- viewfinderCamera's composition window
Vision care professional
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
- retinoscopyObjective refraction measurement technique
- refractionWave bending between media
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
Pressure damages optic nerve
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
- cataractClouded eye lens
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
- keratitisCorneal inflammation
conjunctivitis · retinopathy · strabismus · amblyopia · nystagmus
cornea
Eye's clear outer dome
sclera · lens · conjunctiva · macula · vitreous · aqueous · fovea · orbit · eyeball · choroid
sight
Visual perception faculty
observe · peer · squint · blink · focus · fixation · tracking · convergence · accommodation · saccade
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- eyepieceLens you look through
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
optometrist
Vision care professional
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
- retinoscopyObjective refraction measurement technique
- refractionWave bending between media
glaucoma
Pressure damages optic nerve
- astigmatismIrregular corneal curvature disorder
- cataractClouded eye lens
- uveitisUveal layer inflammation
keratitis · conjunctivitis · retinopathy · strabismus · amblyopia · nystagmus
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- observation devicestelescope, microscope, camera, periscope, spyglass
- drug deliverydrug delivery, injection, time release, delayed release, capsule
- drug routesoral, nasal, inhalation, injection, sublingual
ocularinvisible
Cannot be seen
unseeable · nonvisible · hidden · imperceptible · unseen
- ocular migraineHeadache causing sight disruption
- Oculus QuestStandalone VR headset
- Oculus RiftPioneering VR headset brand
binoculars, inoculate, binocular, monocular, oculus, oculist, monoculars, intraocular