A comparison of four methods of tonometry: Method agreement and interobserver variability

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 847-850

  Tonnu, P A ^a   Ho, T ^a   Sharma, K ^a   White, E ^a   Bunce, C ^a   Garway Heath, D F ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TONOMETER; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 21344456718     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.056614     Document Type: Review

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