Maddox rod test

a test of eye-muscle balance. The individual views a light source through glass rods, which convert it into a line of light: The differential images perceived by the two eyes indicate the degree of heterophoria. [Ernest Edmund Maddox (1860–1933), British ophthalmologist]

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Psychology term of the day

November 24th 2024

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ANS

abbreviation for autonomic nervous system.