Well, Ophthalmology or the science to treat the conditions of the eye has always been there in some crude form, but modern Ophthalmology has its origin in the 18th century.
नेत्ररोग शास्त्र बऱ्याच काळापासून अस्तित्वात आहे पण आधुनिक नेत्ररोग शास्त्राचा उगम अठराव्या शतकात घडला.