Op*tom"e*try (?), n. 1.
(Med.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means
of the optometer.
2. As defined (with minor variations) in the
statutes of various States of the United States:
(a) "The employment of subjective and objective
mechanical means to determine the accomodative and refractive states
of the eye and the scope of its function in general."
(b) "The employment of any means, other than the
use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and
adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof."
Op*tom"e*try (?), n. 1.
(Med.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means
of the optometer.
2. As defined (with minor variations) in the
statutes of various States of the United States:
(a) "The employment of subjective and objective
mechanical means to determine the accomodative and refractive states
of the eye and the scope of its function in general."
(b) "The employment of any means, other than the
use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and
adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof."