Effect of mild to moderate myopic correction by laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis on intraocular pressure measurements with Goldmann applanation tonometer, Tono-Pen, and pneumatonometer

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 493-496

  Vakili, Roya ^a   Choudhri, Saira A ^a   Tauber, Shachar ^a   Shields, M Bruce ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Goldmann applanation tonometer; Intraocular pressure; Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis; Pneumatonometer; Tono Pen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; DEVICE; FEMALE; GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; PNEUMATONOMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TONOMETER; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 0036918527     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-200212000-00007     Document Type: Article

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