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slit lamp

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Noun1.slit lamp - (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
electric lamp - a lamp powered by electricity
ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases


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Your optometrist will also conduct a slit lamp exam, allowing them to look at your cornea, conjunctiva, lids, iris and lens under high magnification with the help of a microscope and a small beam of light.
Keeler, based in the UK, manufactures products such as direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes, non-contact tonometers and slit lamps, while Volk Optical, based in the USA, is a specialist in patented double aspherical optics.
Pictures from our digital slit lamp can also be viewed and emailed as attachments in this manner.
 
 
 
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