Ophthalmoscopy

The art ofjudging healthy or diseased conditions of theeyes by means of the ophthalmoscope. Thereare two methods of examining the eyes withthe ophthalmoscope, viz.: the direct and theindirect.

Source: Ophthalmic Dictionary including pronunciation, derivation and definition of the words used in Optometry and Ophthalmology by James J. Lewis, Oph. D. Professor of Optometry in the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago.