Inter-instrument agreement and influence of central corneal thickness on measurements with Goldmann, pneumotonometer and noncontact tonometer in glaucomatous eyes

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-265

  Gupta, Viney ^a   Sony, Parul ^a   Agarwal, Harish C ^a   Sihota, Ramanjit ^a   Sharma, Ajay ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Central corneal thickness; Glaucoma; Goldmann applanation tonometer; Non contact tonometer; Ocular blood flow pneumotonometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EYE BLOOD FLOW; GLAUCOMA; GOLDMAN APPLANATION TONOMETER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONCONTACT TONOMETER; OCULAR BLOOD FLOW PNEUMOTONOMETER; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; TONOMETER; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 33750994917     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.27952     Document Type: Article

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