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Javal-Schiøtz ophthalmometer
Also known as:
Javal-Schiøtz keratometer
Schiøtz' ophthalmometer
Associated persons:
Louis Émile Javal
Hjalmar August Schiøtz
Description:
An optical instrument that measures the curvature of the anterior cornel surface, used for determining the extent and axis of astigmatism.
Bibliography:
- L. E. Javal, H. Schiötz:
Un opthalmomètre pratique. Annales d’oculistique, Paris, 1881, 86: 5-21.
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