Phoropter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phoropter is a noun meaning An instrument used in eye examinations to determine an individual's prescription, the patient looking through various lenses at a chart on the other side.
Meaning
An instrument used in eye examinations to determine an individual's prescription, the patient looking through various lenses at a chart on the other side.
Example Sentences
Testing includes using a pen or finger to test for the “near point of convergence,” as well as a phoropter, which uses lenses and prisms to test the eyes’ ability to work together.
Word Forms
- phoropters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phorometer, phacometer, phakoscope, prisoptometer, phakometer, dioptometer.
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