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- Overview
- Prevention
- Images
PAM is an abbreviation for "potential acuity meter." It is an instrument used to examine the eyes.
Alternative Names
Potential acuity meter
Information
This instrument can help doctors predict how well you may see after surgery.
Images
Normal vision
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PAM Prevention
Review Date: 11/15/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
