adaptometer /ad·ap·tom·e·ter/ (ad″ap-tom´ĕ-ter) an instrument for measuring the time required for retinal adaptation, i.e., for regeneration of the visual purple; used in detecting night blindness, vitamin A deficiency, and retinitis pigmentosa.
color adaptometer an instrument to demonstrate adaptation of the eye to color or light.
ad·ap·tom·e·ter ( d p-t m  -t r)n. A device for determining the course of ocular dark adaptation and for measuring the minimum light threshold. |
adaptometer
An instrument for measuring the variations in threshold of luminance. The most common is that of Goldmann-Weekers.
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