Central and peripheral corneal thickness: Influence on the IOP measurement by Tonopen;Espessura central e periférica da córnea: Influência na medida da pressão intra-ocular pelo Tonopen

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-45

  Guimarães Amaral, Willer Otávio ^a   Batista Teixiera, Roberto Márcio ^a   Alencar, Leandro Moulin ^a   Cronemberger, Sebastião ^a,b   Calixto, Nassim ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UFMG ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cornea; Intraocular pressure; Measures; Ocular; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TONOMETRY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 33746350421     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492006000100009     Document Type: Article

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