autorefractometer

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ refraction +‎ -meter.

Noun

autorefractometer (plural autorefractometers)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• autorefractometry