Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Oftalmoscopia indirecta
Indirect ophthalmoscopy (IN-duh-REKT OF-thal-MOS-koh-pee)
An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using a beam of light and a hand-held lens. Indirect ophthalmoscopy gives a wider view inside the eye than an exam using an ophthalmoscope does.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.