See Also: Ophthalmoscopy(medicine)
ophthalmoscopy(dictionary)
direct ophthalmoscopy(medicine)
indirect ophthalmoscopy(medicine)
ophthalmoscopy with reflected light(medicine)

Wren (iou) and Ophthalmoscopy (medicine)


Wren (iou)



Wren noun2. E20.
[Orig. in pl., from abbreviation WRNS.]
A member of the Women's Royal Naval Service, formed in 1917; (in pl.) the Service itself.
Wrennery noun (joc.) a building used to accommodate Wrens M20.

Ophthalmoscopy (medicine)


ophthalmoscopy
<procedure> Observation of the optic disc, retina and blood vessels. May be examined by direct or indirect ophthalmoscopy. In direct ophthalmoscopy the examiner uses an ophthalmoscope the size of a flashlight to shine a beam of light into your eye. In indirect ophthalmoscopy a head lamp device is used and a much brighter light. Visualisation of the retina is important in conditions such as glaucoma, diabetes, hypertension and conditions that cause increased intracranial pressure.