ocular

/ˈɑkjələr/

/ˈɒkjələ/

Other forms: ocularly; oculars

Ocular things have something to do with eyes or seeing. If you have what your doctor describes as "ocular pain," it means your eye hurts.

The word ocular is a medical term meaning "of the eye." An ocular nerve connects to the eye, and an ocular specialist is an eye doctor. If you get an ocular exam, you'll have your vision tested or your eyes examined. If you get ocular damage from a stray baseball, you've got a hurt eyeball. Ocular comes from a Latin root, oculus, "an eye."

Definitions of ocular

1. adjective

   of or relating to or resembling the eye
   “ocular muscles”

   “an ocular organ”

   “ocular diseases”

   “an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light”

   synonyms: opthalmic, optic, optical
2. adjective

   relating to or using sight
   “ocular inspection”

   synonyms: optic, optical, visual
3. adjective

   visible
   “"give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare”

   synonyms: visual

   seeable, visible

   capable of being seen; or open to easy view
4. noun

   combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
   synonyms: eyepiece

   type of:

   lens, lens system, lense

   a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images