ophthalmic UK /ɒfˈθal.mɪk/US /ɑfˈθæl.mɪk/ adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the eyes.Eyedrops are an ophthalmic solution. •Visionary, looking to the future.Yet I do not call to mind that I was ever in my earlier youth the subject of remark in our social family circle, but some large-handed person took some such ophthalmic steps to patronise me. — 1860