NOUN
- (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
How To Use slit lamp In A Sentence
- In this exam your doctor uses the slit lamp along with the ophthalmoscope to look at the back of your eye.
- Ophthalmologic examination with the slit lamp demonstrates the iris pigment defect, as well as retinal hypopigmentation and foveal hypoplasia.
- Using the slit lamp, your doctor moves the tonometer to touch your cornea.
- Anterior uveitis, which is diagnosed by slit lamp examination, refers to inflammation of the iris and ciliary body and occurs frequently with herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
