campimeter

campimeter
A small tangent screen used to measure central visual field. [L. campus, field, + G. metron, measure]

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cam·pim·e·ter kam-'pim-ət-ər n an instrument for testing indirect or peripheral visual perception of form and color
cam·pim·e·try -ə-trē n, pl -tries

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cam·pim·e·ter (kam-pimґə-tər) [L. campus field + -meter] an apparatus for mapping the central portion of the visual field on a flat surface.

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