| NOMENCLATURE |
REFRACTOMETER, OPHTHALMIC. A COMPUTERIZED INSTRUMENT USED FOR
EXAMINATING, ANALYZING, AND MEASURING THE REFRACTIVE POWER OF THE EYE
AUTOMATICALLY. PROVIDES ACUITY MEASUREMENT WITH AN ACUITY PRINTOUT
CHART WHICH GENERALLY INCLUDES THE INITIAL AND FINAL ACUITIES, VERTEX
DISTANCE, COMPANION EYE SETTINGS, REFLEX NUMBER, OBJECTIVE CORRECTIONS,
SUBJECTIVE RX WITH USUAL ACUITY, AND INTERNAL MEASUREMENT SCALE. ITEM
IS NORMALLY USED WHEN PATIENT IS UNABLE TO RESPOND NORMA LLY TO REGULAR
PHOROPTER EXAMINATION.
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