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

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Definition of Retinoscopy

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Medical Definition of Retinoscopy

1. The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope. Origin: Retina + -scopy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinoscopy

retinopapillitis of premature infants
retinopathies
retinopathy
retinopathy of prematurity
retinopathy punctata albescens
retinopexy
retinophora
retinophorae
retinophoral
retinopiesis
retinoschises
retinoschisis
retinoscope
retinoscopes
retinoscopies
retinoscopy (current term)
retinotectal
retinotomy
retinotopic
retinotopically
retint
retinted
retinting
retints
retinue
retinued
retinues
retinula
retinulae
retinular

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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