Comparison of the ICare® rebound tonometer with the Goldmann applanation tonometer by experienced and inexperienced tonometrists

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-506

  Abraham, L M ^a   Epasinghe, N C R ^a   Selva, D ^a   Casson, R ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SLIT LAMP; TONOMETER; TONOMETRIST; WORK EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 42449089780     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702669     Document Type: Article

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