Overview. Multiple sclerosis is considered to be an immune-mediated disease in which the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system (CNS). Most MS experts believe it to be an autoimmune disease, although this continues to be the subject of debate in the scientific community.
Guthrieâs Department of Ophthalmology is a highly successful, dynamic and growing multi-specialty practice with a well-established ophthalmic and optometric referral base spanning over 7 counties in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania and Southern Tier of New York.
Dictionary entry details. â¢ OPHTHALMOLOGY (noun) Meaning: The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases. Classified under: Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents. Hypernyms (ophthalmology is a kind of...): medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques) Domain member category: ametropia ((ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia) emmetropia ((ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina) myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness ((ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred)