keratometer

[ker-uh-tom-i-ter]

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea.

Other Word Forms

• keratometric adjective
• keratometry noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of keratometer¹

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + -meter

Example Sentences

In early 1952, Dr. Arthur O. Morton presented to the Division, a Swiss-made keratometer which he had purchased in 1907, and it is believed to be one of the first used in the United States to measure the curves of the cornea.

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