retinoscopy

Retinoscopy is a technique to obtain an objective measurement of the refractive error of a patient's eyes.

Key facts

Interventions.Name: Retinoscopy
Interventions.Image: Refrarction error test.JPG
Interventions.Caption: A retinoscope being used in conjunction with a trial frame and trial lenses in order to determine the patient's refractive error
Interventions.MeshID: D042262

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Research

1,897 papers

[Objective refraction - retinoscopy].Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde · 2014
[Myopia].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2017
Intraoperative retinoscopy.Journal of cataract and refractive surgery · 2006
Learning retinoscopy: A journey through problem space.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2022
Swirling of retinoscopy.The National medical journal of India · 2022

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How It Works
Static Retinoscopy
Uses
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Retinoscopy is a technique to obtain an objective measurement of the refractive error of a patient's eyes.

== How It Works == The examiner uses a retinoscope to shine light into the patient's eye and observes the reflection (reflex) off the patient's retina. While moving the streak or spot of light through the pupil across the retina, the examiner observes the relative movement of the reflex or manually places lenses over the eye (using a phoropter or trial frame and trial lenses) to "neutralize" the reflex.