autorefractometry

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autorefractometer +‎ -y

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autorefractometry (uncountable)

  1. (ophthalmology) The use of an autorefractometer
    • 2003, Khurana, Ophthalmology, →ISBN, page 69:
      The subjective verification of refraction is a must even after autorefractometry.
    • 2005, Steve M. Reece, Focus on Glaucoma Research, →ISBN, page 51:
      Refraction was measured three times using autorefractometry (ARK-900, NIDEK, Gamagori, Aichi, Japan) and an average value was calculated.
    • 2007, Paolo Vinciguerra, Fabrizio I. Camesasca, Refractive Surface Ablation, →ISBN, page 49:
      Nevertheless, in expert hands, it is a very useful method and very close to reality; it does not allow the level of precision necessary for refractive surgery whereby, like autorefractometry, it may be used as an indication to be verified using other instruments.

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