Comparison of goldmann applanation tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry in the measurement of intraocular pressure in eyes with different corneal thicknesses

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Roszkowska, A M ^a,b   De Grazia, L ^a   Cirone, M ^a   Ferreri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b AOU Messina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal thickness; Dynamic contour tonometer; Goldmann applanation tonometer; Intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC CONTOUR TONOMETRY; FEMALE; GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

ADULT; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62849087073     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209253     Document Type: Article

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