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ophthalmometer
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ophthalmometer, n. [Gr. 'ofqalmo`s eye + -meter.].
An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained. [1913 Webster]
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