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Purkinje

Purkinje

9.9
Reflections on the eye surface used to check the cornea or lens
  • proper noun
  • /pərˈkɪnʤi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : imágenes de Purkinje
  • In ophthalmology, doctors use the Purkinje images to assess how light reflects on the eye's surfaces.

Examples

  • Basically, the DPI involves shining infrared light into the participants' eyes and tracking the first and fourth Purkinje images on the back of the retina.

    Academic text (2013)

  • During the eye exam, the technician noted the clarity of the Purkinje reflections on the lens and cornea.

  • The Purkinje effect explains why objects appear bluish in low light, as observed during retinal examinations.

Compounds

Purkinje cell
  • Specialized
8.3

A large brain cell with many branch-like parts that sends signals in the part of the brain that controls movement

Purkinje fiber
  • Specialized
6.8

A special heart muscle cell that carries electrical signals through the lower heart chambers

Purkinje network
  • Specialized
7.1

A network of special heart fibers that carry electrical signals to make the heart's lower chambers contract

Surface Forms

Purkinje main

Etymology

Purkinje comes from the Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, and in eye science the name was given to the small reflections you see on the cornea or lens. So Purkinje reflections simply mean the light images on the eye's surface named for his work.