Exophthalmometer is an instrument used for measuring the degree of forward displacement of the eye in exophthalmos. The device allows measurement of the forward distance of the lateral orbital rim to the front of the cornea. Exophthalmometers can also identify enophthalmos (retraction of the eye into the orbit), a sign of blow-out fracture or cert...
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An instrument to measure the distance between the anterior pole of the eye and a fixed reference point, often the zygomatic bone. ... Synonym: orthometer, proptometer, statometer. ... Origin: exophthalmos + G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′sof-thal-mom′ĕ-tĕr Definitions: 1. An instrument to measure the distance between the anterior pole of the eye and a fixed reference point, often the zygomatic bone. Synonyms: orthometer, proptometer, statometer
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