retinoscopy
1Retinoscopy — Intervention A retinoscope being used in conjunction with a trial frame and trial lenses in order to determine the patient s refractive error MeSH …
2Retinoscopy — Ret i*nos co*py, n. [Retina + scopy.] (Physiol.) The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope. [1913 Webster] …
3retinoscopy — [ret΄ n äs′kə pē] n. [< RETINA & SCOPY] a method for checking the proper refraction of the eye, in which the retina is illuminated with a retinoscope and observations are made of the reflected light rays retinoscopic [ret΄ nə skäp′ik] adj …
4retinoscopy — noun (plural pies) Date: 1884 observation of the retina of the eye especially to determine the state of refraction …
5retinoscopy — retinoscopic /ret n euh skop ik/, adj. retinoscopically, adv. retinoscopist, n. /ret n os keuh pee, ret n euh skoh pee/, n. Ophthalm. an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye. [1880 85; RETIN(A) + O + SCOPY] * * * …
6retinoscopy — noun analysis of the refractive properties of the eye using a retinoscope; skiascopy …
7retinoscopy — A method of determining errors of refraction by illuminating the retina and observing the rays of light emerging from the eye. SYN: scotoscopy, shadow test, skiascopy. [retino + G. skopeo, to view] cylinder r. determination of sph …
8retinoscopy — n. examination of the refractive capacity of the eye with a retinoscope (Ophthalmology) …
9retinoscopy — ret·i·nos·co·py …
10retinoscopy — /rɛtəˈnɒskəpi/ (say retuh noskuhpee) noun (plural retinoscopies) an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye. {retino (combining form representing retina) + scopy} –retinoscopic /rɛtənəˈskɒpɪk/ (say retuhnuh skopik),… …
