OPHTHALMIA Meaning of OPHTHALMIA in English [ ɒf'θalmɪə , ɒp'θalmɪə ]■ noun Medicine inflammation of the eye, especially conjunctivitis.OriginME: via late L. from Gk, from ophthalmos 'eye'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004