Acoustic tonometry: Feasibility study of a new principle of intraocular pressure measurement

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 316-320

  Von Freyberg, Axel ^a   Sorg, Michael ^a   Fuhrmann, Martina ^a   Kreiner, Christine F ^b   Pfannkuche, Jens ^b   Klink, Thomas ^c   Hensler, Dina ^c   Grehn, Franz ^c   Goch, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Acri Tec AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Noncontact tonometry; Oscillation analysis; Pressure chamber

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TONOMETRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT; SWINE;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; SWINE; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

EID: 67651171321     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181845661     Document Type: Article

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