retinoscopy
41List of optometric abbreviations — Contents 1 Eye Examination Terms 2 Clinical Conditions Terms 3 Contact Lens Terms 4 Pharmacy and Drug Terms …
42retino- — or retin pref. Retina: retinoscopy. [From retina.] * * * …
43retinoscopic — See retinoscopy. * * * …
44skiascopy — noun retinoscopy …
45Eye — The organ of sight. The word eye come from the Teutonic auge. The eye has a number of components. These include the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous. The cornea is the clear front window of the eye that… …
46Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …
47keratoscopy — 1. Examination of the reflections from the anterior surface of the cornea in order to determine the character and amount of corneal astigmatism. 2. A term first applied by Cuignet to his method of retinoscopy. [kerato + …
48scissors-shadow — A distorted image seen in mixed astigmatism by retinoscopy …
49test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
50Color perception test — Intervention Example of an Ishihara color test plate. The numeral 74 should be clearly visible to viewers with normal color vision. Viewers with dichromat or anomalous trichromat may read it as 21 , and viewers with achromat may see nothing …
