Effect of recipient corneal pathology on Pascal tonometer and Goldmann tonometer readings in eyes after penetrating keratoplasty

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  Papastergiou, Georgios I ^a,b   Kozobolis, Vasilios ^a   Siganos, Dimitrios S ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Vlemma Eye Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

Goldmann applanation tonometry; Pascal dynamic contour tonometry; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 76649098855     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000104     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Wilson SE, Kaufman HE. Graft failure after penetrating keratoplasty. Surv Ophthalmol 1990; 34: 325-56.
2. Ayyala RS. Penetrating keratoplasty and glaucoma. Surv Ophthalmol 2000; 45: 91-105.
3. Franca ET, Arcieri ES, Arcieri R, Rocha FJ. A study of glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty. Cornea 2002; 21: 284-8.
4. Kirkness CM, Ficker LA. Risk factors for the development of postkeratoplasty glaucoma. Cornea 1992; 11: 427-32.
5. Al-Mohaimeed, Al-Shahwan S, Al-Torbak A, Wagoner MD. Escalation of glaucoma therapy after penetrating keratoplasty. Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 2281-6.
6. Ehlers N, Hjortdal J. Corneal thickness: measurement and implications. Exp Eye Res 2004; 78: 543-8.
7. Whitacre MM, Stein RA, Hassanein K. The effect of corneal thickness on applanation tonometry. Am J Ophthalmol 1993; 115: 592-6.
8. Browning AC, Bhan A, Rotchford AP, et al. The effect of corneal thickness on intraocular pressure measurement in patients with corneal pathology. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88: 1395-9.
9. Patel S, Mc Laughlin JM. Effects of central corneal thickness on measurement of intra-ocular pressure in keratoconus and post-keratoplasty. Ophthal Physiol Opt 1999; 19: 236-41.
10. Ozbek Z, Cohen E, Hammersmith K, Rapuano C. Dynamic contour tonometry: a new way to assess intraocular pres sure in ectatic corneas. Cornea 2006; 25: 890-4.
11. Kniestedt C, Nee M, Stamper RL. Dynamic contour tonometry: a comparative study on human cadaver eyes. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122: 1287-93.
12. Kotecha A, White ET, Shewry JM, Garway-Heath DF. The relative effects of corneal thickness and age on Goldmann applanation tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry. Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1572-5.
13. Kaufman C, Bachmann LM, Thiel MA. Comparison of dynamic contour tonometry with Goldmann applanation tonometry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004; 45: 3118-21.
14. Schneider E, Grehn F. Intraocular pressure measurement: comparison of dynamic contour tonometry and Goldmann applanation tonometry. J Glaucoma 2006; 15: 2-6.
15. Viestenz A, Langenbucher A, Seitz B, Viestenz A. Evaluation of dynamic contour tonometry in penetrating keratoplasties. Ophthalmologe 2006; 103: 773-6.
16. Mark HH. Corneal curvature in applanation tonometry. Am J Ophthalmol 1973; 76: 223-4.
17. The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study. Baseline factors that predict the onset of primary open-angle glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120: 714-20.
18. Copt RP, Thomas R, Mermoud A. Corneal thickness in ocular hypertension, primary open-angle glaucoma and normal tension glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1999; 117: 14-6.
19. Kim JW, Chen PP. Central corneal pachymetry and visual field progression in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 2126-32.
20. Francis BA, Hsieh A, Lai MY, et al. Effects of corneal thickness, corneal curvature, and intraocular pressure level on Goldmann applanation tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry. Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 20-6.
21. Detry-Morel M, Jamart J, Detry MB, Ledoux A, Pourjavan S. Clinical evaluation of the Pascal dynamic tonometer. J Fr Ophthalmol 2007; 30: 260-70.
22. Martinez-de-la-Casa JM, Garcia-Feijoo J, Vico E, et al. Effect of corneal thickness on dynamic contour, rebound, and Goldmann tonometry. Ophthalmology 2006; 113: 2156-62.
23. Bhan A, Browning AC, Shah S, et al. Effect of corneal thickness on intraocular pressure: measurements with the pneumotonometer, Goldmann applanation tonometer, and Tono-Pen. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002; 43: 1389-92.
24. Gunwant P, Baskaran M, Vijaya L, et al. Effect of corneal parameters on measurements using the pulsatile ocular blood flow tonograph and Goldmann applanation tonometer. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88 518-22.
25. Avitabile T, Marano F, Uva MG, Reibaldi A. Evaluation of central and peripheral corneal thickness with ultrasound biomicroscopy in normal and keratoconic eyes. Cornea 1997; 16: 639-44.
26. Edmund C. Corneal topography and elasticity in normal and keratoconic eyes. Acta Ophthalmol 1989; 67: 1-36.