Clinical performance of non-contact tonometry by Reichert AT550® in glaucomatous patients

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 503-506

  Jorge, Jorge ^a,d   Gonzalez Meijome J M ^a   Diaz Rey J A ^a   Almeida, J B ^a   Ribeiro, P ^b   Parafita, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Ophthalmologic Clinic Dr Rufino Ribeiro   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Goldmann tonometry; Intraocular pressure; Non contact tonometry; Reichert AT550; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TONOMETER; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 1542754969     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2003.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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