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Definition of Retinoscopy
1. n. The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.
Definition of Retinoscopy
1. Noun. (medicine) Analysis of the refractive properties of the eye using a retinoscope; skiascopy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retinoscopy
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Medical Definition of Retinoscopy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinoscopy
Literary usage of Retinoscopy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Refraction and how to refract by James Thorington (1910)
"RETINOSCOPy. retinoscopy, or the Shadow Test.—This may be defined as the ...
The author's schematic eye for studying retinoscopy. by reflecting into it rays ..."
2. The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by William Horatio Bates (1920)
"CHAPTER II SIMULTANEOUS retinoscopy MUCH of my information about the eye has been
obtained by means of simultaneous retinoscopy. ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"Although of value in refraction, the ophthalmoscope shoul not replace more accurate
methods, such as retinoscopy and the use of the trial lenses. ..."
4. The refraction of the eye by Gustavus Hartridge (1898)
"CHAPTER V retinoscopy retinoscopy, or the shadow test, is deservedly one of the
... retinoscopy may be carried out either with a concave or a plane mirror. ..."
5. Modern Optical Instruments and Their Construction by Henry Orford (1896)
"For the quick discovery of a very slight astigmatism, and of the direction of
the chief meridian in astigmatism of all degrees, retinoscopy probably excels ..."
6. Radiant Energy and the Ophthalmic Lens by Frederick Booth (1921)
"Basic Principles of retinoscopy.—retinoscopy is based upon the principle that if
light is ... retinoscopy consists of finding the far point of an eye; ..."
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