Phoropter Round. Say it five times fast. It could be a device straight out of a steampunk nightmare, or it could be at your eye doctor's office. If you have glasses, you've looked through a phoropter at some point. It is an ophthalmic instrument used to test individual lenses in front of each eye and determine “refraction” – exactly how a lens must be shaped and curved to achieve normal vision.

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