indirect ophthalmoscopy
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- (⦠OP-thal-MOS-koh-pee) An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using a beam of light and a hand-held lens. Indirect ophthalmoscopy gives a wider view inside the eye than an exam using an ophthalmoscope does.
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