Ophthalmoscope

/ˈɒfθɐlmˌɒskə‍ʊp/

/ɑfˈθæɫməˌskoʊp/

[noun]

Ophthalmoscope

[NOUN]

medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

Examples

1. Oh my god, ophthalmoscope is that thing that we use to do a fundoscopic exam.

2. One example was the handheld direct Ophthalmoscope, which allows a medical practitioner to look into the back of the eye to gauge the health of the retina, optic nerve, vasculature and vitreous humor.

3. So you need to use the ophthalmoscope, which is different.

4. Which is a term coined by the famous psycho physicist, Helmholtz, the man who invented the ophthalmoscope, and was brilliant in a bazillion different ways.