ophthalmodynamometer

ophthalmodynamometer
/of thal'moh duy'neuh mom"i teuhr, -din'euh-, op-/, n.
1. a device for measuring the blood pressure of the retinal blood vessels.
2. a device for determining the nearest point of ocular convergence.
[OPHTHALMO- + DYNAMOMETER]

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