A comparison of the Goldmann applanation and non-contact (Keeler Pulsair EasyEye) tonometers and the effect of central corneal thickness in indigenous African eyes

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Babalola, O E ^a   Kehinde, A V ^a   Iloegbunam, A C ^a   Akinbinu, T ^a   Moghalu, C ^a   Onuoha, I ^a  

^a Rachel Eye Center   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African eyes; Applanation tonometry; Keeler Pulsair; Pachymetry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NON CONTACT TONOMETER; PACHYMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TONOMETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349122575     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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