centroscope

English

Etymology

From centro- +‎ -scope.

Noun

centroscope (plural centroscopes)

1. A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye.
   • 1966, Ophthalmic Literature - Volume 20, page 566:

     Inverse occlusion and a red filter are used and repeated Visuscope checks made to determine the state of fixation. The centroscope is found to be a useful device as an adjunct to orthoptic and pleoptic treatments.

   • 1966, American Orthoptic Journal - Volumes 16-20, page 35:

     If the fixation is wavering, especially when receiving the horizontal afterimage with the centroscope a thin pointer is used by the child to touch the fixation spot.

   • 2008, Bernhard Braunecker, Rüdiger Hentschel, Hans J. Tiziani, Advanced Optics Using Aspherical Elements, →ISBN, page 362:

     During cementing, the cementing centroscope is used to unify the inclination of the optical and mechanical axis.

Derived terms

• centroscopic
• centroscopy