Comparative evaluation of diaton and goldmann applanation tonometers

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-46

  Bali, Shveta Jindal ^a   Bhartiya, Shibal ^b   Sobti, Amit ^b   Dada, Tanuj ^b   Panda, Anita ^b  

^a Vision Eye Institute   (Australia)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diaton; Intraocular pressure; Tonometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIATON TONOMETER; EVALUATION; GLAUCOMA; GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TONOMETER; TONOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863317154     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: 14230267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336047     Document Type: Article

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