Medical Dictionary

dioptrics

noun pl but singular in constr di·op·trics \dī-ˈäp-triks\

Medical Definition of DIOPTRICS

1
:  a branch of optics dealing with the refraction of light especially by lenses
2
:  refractive optics especially of a lens or system of lenses <correction of refractive error of the peripheral dioptrics of the eye—Anne Lamont et al>
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