Underestimation of intraocular pressure after photorefractive keratectomy: A biomechanical analysis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 609-618

  Hallberg, Per ^a   Eklund, Anders ^a   Santala, Kenneth ^b   Koskela, Timo ^c   Lindahl, Olof ^b   Lindén, Christina ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Koskela Eye Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Applanation resonance tonometry; Eye; Glaucoma; Goldmann applanation tonometry; Laser; Measurement error; Refractive correction

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; INTRAOCULAR LENSES; LASER SURGERY; MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

APPLANATION RESONANCE TONOMETRY (ART); GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETRY (GAT); INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP); PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY (PRK);

PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; ENUCLEATION; EPITHELIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 33746970299     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-006-0093-6     Document Type: Article

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