OPHTHALMOSCOPY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmoscopy mean? 

• OPHTHALMOSCOPY (noun)
  The noun OPHTHALMOSCOPY has 1 sense:

1. examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope

  Familiarity information: OPHTHALMOSCOPY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPHTHALMOSCOPY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ophthalmoscopy" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

 Context examples 

Ophthalmoscopy may be used to check for eye problems, such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, eye cancer, optic nerve problems, or eye injury.

(Ophthalmoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

Indirect ophthalmoscopy gives a wider view inside the eye than an exam using an ophthalmoscope does.

(Indirect ophthalmoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called fundoscopy and ophthalmoscopy.

(Funduscopy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called funduscopy and ophthalmoscopy.

(Fundoscopy, NCI Dictionary)