Should Orbscan pachometry be performed before or after Goldmann applanation tonometry?

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-445

  Huang, Ronnie Y C ^a   Lam, Andrew K C ^a   Chan, Rufina ^a   Young, Shui Ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Goldmann applanation tonometry; Intraocular pressure; Topical anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PACHOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONOMETRY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 28244466932     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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