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(1):

(n.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means of the optometer.

(2):

(n.) "The employment of any means, other than the use of drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof."

(3):

(n.) "The employment of subjective and objective mechanical means to determine the accomodative and refractive states of the eye and the scope of its function in general."

(4):

(n.) As defined (with minor variations) in the statutes of various States of the United States:

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Optometry'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/optometry.html. 1828.
 
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