Definition of Skiascopy. Meaning of Skiascopy. Synonyms of Skiascopy

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Definition of Skiascopy

Skiascopy
Skiascope Ski"a*scope, Sciascope Sci"a*scope, n. [Gr. ? a shadow + -scope.] (Med.) A device for determining the refractive state of the eye by observing the movements of the retinal lights and shadows. -- Ski*as"co*py, Ski*as"co*py, n.
Skiascopy
Skiascope Ski"a*scope, Sciascope Sci"a*scope, n. [Gr. ? a shadow + -scope.] (Med.) A device for determining the refractive state of the eye by observing the movements of the retinal lights and shadows. -- Ski*as"co*py, Ski*as"co*py, n.

Meaning of Skiascopy from wikipedia

- Retinoscopy is a technique to obtain an objective measurement of the refractive error of a patient's eyes. The examiner uses a retinoscope to shine light...
- and called it the Ski-Optometer, so named for its usefulness in doing skiascopy . This was manufactured by Wm. F. Reimold of Philadelphia. It included...
- aberrometry. Other methods include Tscherning systems, ray tracing and Skiascopy methods. Quantitative comparisons between different eyes and conditions...