Evaluation of Perkin's applanation tonometer and the normal range of intraocular pressure in anesthetized rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Kurata, Kazuyuki ^a   Nishida, Eiji ^a   Tsukuda, Ryoichi ^a   Suzuki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sato, Shuzo ^a  

^a TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED   (Japan)

Author keywords

Applanation tonometer; IOP; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MANOMETRY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TONOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029821834     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.21.4_249     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Antal, M., Mucsi, G. and Faludi, A. (1978) : Ketamine anesthesia and intraocular pressure. Ann. Ophthalmol., 10, 1281-1284.
2. Bar-Ilan, A. and Pessah, N. I. (1986) : On the use of ketamme in ocular pharmacological studies. J. Ocular Pharmacol., 2, 335-344.
3. Funk, R., Rohen, J. W. and Skolasinska, K. (1985) : Intraocular pressure and systemic blood pressure after administration of vasoactive substances in hypertensive and normal rats. Graefe's Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol., 223, 145-149.
4. Hammond, B. R. and Bhattacherjee, P. (1984) : Calibration of the Alcon applanation pneumatonograph and Perkins tonometer for use in rabbits and cats. Current Eye Research, 3, 1155-1158,
5. Innemee, H. C. and van Zwieten, P.A. (1978) : An increase in intraocular pressure due to clonidine. Graefe's Arch. klin. exp. Ophthal., 207, 149-156.
6. Leonard, T. J. K., Muir, M. G. K., Kirkby, G. R. and Hitchings, R. A. (1983) : Ocular hypertension and posture. Br. J. Ophthaimol., 67, 362-366.
7. Mermoud, A., Baerveldt, G., Mincklerr, D. S., Lee, M. B. and Rao, N. A. (1994) : Intraocular pressure in Lewis rats. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 35, 2455-2460.
8. Neetens, A. and Bernard, P. J. (1973) : The influence of adrenergic drugs on intraocular pressure in the anesthetized dog. Exp. Eye Res., 17, 427-433.
9. Niwa, N., Ogura, K., Suganuma, A., Sagami, F. and Matsubara, Y. (1995) : Anim. Eye Res., A method for measuring intraocular pressure in anesthetized rats using a simple tonometer. 1, 23-29.
10. Priehs, D. R., Gum, G. G., Whitley, R. D. and Moore, L. E. (1990) : Evaluation of three applanation tonometers in dogs. Am. J. Vet. Res., 51, 1547-1550.
11. Rohen, J. W., Linner, E. and Witmer, R. (1973) : Electron microscopic studies on the trabecular meshwork in two cases of corticosteroid-glaucoma. Exp. Eye Res., 17, 19-31.
12. Schutten, W. H. and van Horn, D. L. (1977) : The effects of ketamine sedation and ketamine-pentobarbital anesthesia upon the intraocular pressure of the rabbit Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 16, 531-534.
13. Spaeth, G. L., Rodrigues, M. M. and Weinreb, S. (1977) : Steroid-induced glaucoma : A. Persistent elevation of intraocular pressure, B. Histopathological aspects. Tr. Am. Ophth. Soc., 75, 353-381.
14. Walker, R. E., Litovitz, T. L. and Langham, M. E. (1972) : Pneumatic applanation tonometer studies. II: Rabbit cornea data. Exp. Eye Res., 13, 187-193.