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oph·thal·mo·scope

 (ŏf-thăl′mə-skōp′, ŏp-)
n.
An instrument for examining the interior structures of the eye, especially the retina, consisting essentially of a mirror that reflects light into the eye and a central hole through which the eye is examined.

oph·thal′mo·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk), oph·thal′mo·scop′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
oph′thal·mos′co·py (ŏf′thăl-mŏs′kə-pē, ŏp′-) n.
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ophthalmoscope

(ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp)
n
(Medicine) an instrument for examining the interior of the eye
ophthalmoscopic adj
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oph•thal•mo•scope

(ɒfˈθæl məˌskoʊp, ɒp-)

n.
an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye.
[1855–60]
oph•thal`mo•scop′ic (-ˈskɒp ɪk) adj.
oph`thal•mos′co•py (-ˈmɒs kə pi) n.
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ophthalmoscope

An instrument used to examine the inside of the eye by means of a light shone through the iris.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ophthalmoscope - medical instrument for examining the retina of the eyeophthalmoscope - medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
orthoscope - an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea
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Translations
oftalmoskop

ophthalmoscope

[ɒfˈθælməskəʊp] Noftalmoscopio m
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ophthalmoscope

nAugenspiegel m
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ophthalmoscope

[ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp] noftalmoscopio
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oph·thal·mo·scope

n. oftalmoscopio, instrumento usado para visualizar el fondo del ojo.
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ophthalmoscope

n oftalmoscopio
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Hypertensive retinopathy in severely hypertensive children: Demographic, clinical and ophthalmoscopic findings from a 30-year British cohort.
Retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed by an expert ophthalmologist by indirect ophthalmoscopic eye examination initiated 4-6 weeks after birth.
Ophthalmoscopic examination: Fundus showed swelling of disc with elevation and obscuration of >1 segment of the major blood vessels, peripapillary halo, splinter haemorrhages and exudates.
Risk Factors Associated With the Ophthalmoscopic Findings Identified in Infants With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection.
The condition is characterized by no initial ophthalmoscopic evidence of injury to the eyeball or optic nerve with normal funduscopic examination in the majority, which was observed in the present study too [Table 1].
'After my ophthalmoscopic finding of hypertensive retinopathy on my patient with an accompanying BP of 180/120,' a doctor said: 'I just asked the baba, sir are you on any hypertensive drug?' The baba told me 'my son I no get hypertension except you're the one that put it there,' the patient answered.
Direct and indirect ophthalmoscopic ocular examination was performed in all children to determine VAO.
An eye was considered normal if it had an IOP of <21 mmHg, an optic disc with normal ophthalmoscopic appearance and normal visual field test results.
On postoperative ophthalmoscopic examination, macular oedema and intra retinal haemorrhages improved significantly during the follow up period.
Because optic nerve avulsion is usually accompanied by vitreous hemorrhage, diagnosis by ophthalmoscopic examination is not always possible in the acute phase.
Ophthalmoscopic evaluation did not reveal any alterations to the eyes of animals in the control or 720 mg/kg bw/day group at the end of the treatment period (data not shown); therefore, no ophthalmoscopic examinations were conducted on satellite group animals during the recovery period.