Home › Words › A › autorefractionautorefractionautorefraction means ophthalmic examination by means of an autorefractor.EtymologyFrom auto- + refraction.nounophthalmic examination by means of an autorefractore.g.“All subjects underwent a refractive error examination without pupil dilation using autorefraction (NIDEK, AR-310A, Japan).” — 2015 July 3, Shiming Wang et al., “Choroidal thickness and high myopia: a cross-sectional study and meta-analysis”, in BMC Ophthalmology, volume 15, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.autorefractometry 80% match — The use of an autorefractometer vs autorefraction →autorefractor 77% match — An automated refractor used to prepare a prescription for glasses or contact lenses vs autorefraction →autorefractive 76% match — Relating to autorefraction vs autorefraction →autorefractometer 74% match — A device that uses infrared light to measure the refractive status of the eye. vs autorefraction →autorefractometric 73% match — Relating to autorefractometry vs autorefraction →autokeratometry 72% match — keratometry by means of an autokeratometer vs autorefraction →retinoscope 68% match — An instrument used for examining the refraction of light within the eye. vs autorefraction →aberrometer 63% match — A device that measures refractive aberrations of the eye vs autorefraction →