hermann snellen

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   Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)

   SynonymsSnellen

   Broaderophthalmologist

Questions about hermann snellen

What does hermann snellen mean?

hermann snellen means "Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908)".

What is another word for hermann snellen?

Close synonyms include Snellen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hermann snellen a common word?

hermann snellen is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.