ophthalmodynamometry

ophthalmodynamometry
The measurement of blood pressure in the retinal vessels by means of an ophthalmodynamometer. [ophthalmo- + G. dynamis, power, + metron, measure]

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oph·thal·mo·dy·na·mom·e·try äf-.thal-mō-.dī-nə-'mäm-ə-trē, äp- n, pl -tries measurement of the arterial blood pressure in the retina

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n.
measurement of the blood pressure in the vessels of the retina of the eye. A small instrument is pressed against the eye until the vessels are seen (through an ophthalmoscope) to collapse. The pressure recorded by the instrument reflects the pressure within the vessels of the retina. In certain disorders of the blood circulation to the eye, the pressure in the vessels is reduced and the vessels can be made to collapse by a lower than normal pressure on the eyeball.

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oph·thal·mo·dy·na·mom·e·try (of-thal″mo-di″nə-momґə-tre) 1. determination of retinal arterial pressure by ophthalmodynamometer. 2. determination of the near point of convergence by an ophthalmodynamometer.

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