Oph*thal"mic (&obreve;f*thăl"m&ibreve;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(Zoöl.), the space around the eyes.