Different Types of Ophthalmic Instruments

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Different Types of Ophthalmic Instruments
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Various types of ophthalmic equipments are used
by ophthalmologists to test vision and to
determine the health of the eye.
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Some of the most important Ophthalmic instruments

• Ophthalmoscope
• The refractor instrument
• or the phoropter
• Keratometer
• Retinoscope

• Topographer
• Slit lamp bio microscope
• Tonometer
• Chart projector

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Ophthalmoscope
Used to view the retina of the eye
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The refractor instrument or the phoropter
Used to measure the glasses prescription.
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Keratometer
It is used for measuring the shape of the cornea
or the curvature of the eye.
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Retinoscope
The equipment being a handheld instrument can
evaluate prescription strengths.
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Topographer
It is used for creating a cornea map and is used
along with the Keratometer.
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Slit lamp biomicroscope
Equipment used to examine the structures in the
front of the eye.
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Chart projector
chart projectors which displays letters and signs
on a screen to test the eye sight of the patient.
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Tonometer
Equipment which is used for diagnosing glaucoma
by measuring the pressure in the eye.
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