autorefractometer
English edit
Etymology edit
auto- + refraction + -meter
Noun edit
autorefractometer (plural autorefractometers)
- (ophthalmology) A device that uses infrared light to measure the refractive status of the eye.
- 2003 -, Khurana, Ophthalmology, →ISBN, page 69:
- The computerised, autorefractometer quickly gives information about the refractive error of the patient in terms of sphere, cylinder with axis and interpupillary distance.
- 2007, Paolo Vinciguerra, Fabrizio I. Camesasca, Refractive Surface Ablation, →ISBN, page 48:
- The autorefractometer is now routinely used as the first approach.
- 2014, Ajay Kumar Bhootra, Clinical Refraction Guide, →ISBN, page 85:
- The advent of autorefractometer has changed the scenario of eye examination procedure. Today many practitioners have started relying more on autorefractometer for the simple reason of its speed and accuracy.