Medical Device
retinoscope
ret·i·no·scope [ ret-n-uh-skohp ]
Subclass of:
Ophthalmoscopes
Definitions related to retinoscopes:
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Instruments for RETINOSCOPY that determines the refractive state of the EYE, such as the degree of NEARSIGHTEDNESS; FARSIGHTEDNESS; or ASTIGMATISM. In principle, a retinoscope provides a light source to illuminate the RETINA, and then locates the aerial image of the retina in space to obtain an index of the refractive quality of the patient's lens system.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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