Medical Dictionary

retinoscopy

noun ret·i·nos·co·py \ˌret-ən-ˈäs-kə-pē\
plural ret·i·nos·co·pies

Medical Definition of RETINOSCOPY

:  a method of determining the state of refraction of the eye by illuminating the retina with a mirror and observing the direction of movement of the retinal illumination and adjacent shadow when the mirror is turned
ret·i·no·scop·ic \ˌret-ən-ə-ˈskäp-ik\ adjective

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