The effect of contact lens induced oedema on the accuracy of Goldmann tonometry in a mature population

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1636-1638

  Hamilton, Kirsten ^a,b   Pye, David ^b   Hua, Sarshia ^b   Yu, Fei ^b   Chung, Jiyoon ^b   Hou, Qian ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; CORNEAL EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHACRYLATES; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 36749025231     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118695     Document Type: Article

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