SKIASCOPY
\skˈa͡ɪəskəpɪ], \skˈaɪəskəpɪ], \s_k_ˈaɪ_ə_s_k_ə_p_ɪ]\
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By William R. Warner
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sk[=i]'a-sk[=o]-pi, n. the shadow-test for measuring the refraction of an eye.--Also SC[=I]'ASCOPY. [Gr. skia, a shadow, skopein, to view.]
By Thomas Davidson
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[Greek] A method of determining the refractive state of the eye by examining the movement of light and shadow across the pupil when the retina is illuminated by light thrown into the eye with a mirror, and the mirror is rotated. Hence, Skiascope, an apparatus for determining the refraction of the eye by s; Skiascopist, one who practices s.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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