mire

mire
One of the test objects in the ophthalmometer; its image (also called a m.), mirrored on the corneal surface, is measured to determine the radii of curvature of the cornea. [L. miror, pp. -atus, to wonder at]

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mire 'mī(ə)r n any of the objects on the arm of an ophthalmometer that are used to measure astigmatism by the reflections they produce in the cornea when illuminated

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(mēr) [Fr., from L. mirari to look at] one of the figures on the arm of an ophthalmometer whose images are reflected on the cornea. The measurement of their variations determines the amount of corneal astigmatism.

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