adjective / noun
ocular
AHK-yuh-ler/ˈɑːkjələr/
Relating to the eye or vision.
A penlight illuminates the patient's eye during an ocular exam.
Etymology
The Latin word for “eye” supplies the core meaning: something ocular belongs to the eye or concerns its function, vision.
In context
It does seem to increase the amount of ocular blood flow, so the blood supply to the eyes
More examples
- The medication can cause ocular dryness.
- She reports ocular pain after the injury.
- He looks through the microscope's ocular to examine the slide.
Forms
ocular · oculars
Similar words
- visual
- Focuses on sight rather than the eye's physical structures.
- optical
- Often concerns lenses and light, not just the eye itself.
- eyepiece
- Names only the instrument part, not general eye-related qualities.