Accuracy of Schiotz Tonometry in Measuring the Intraocular Pressure After Corneal Refractive Surgery
Journal of Optometry, 2008 Purpose: To test the accuracy of Schiotz tonometry (ST) in patients that underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Methods: 175 eyes previously treated with PRK for myopia, myopic astigmatism or mixed astigmatism, with a mean preoperative spherical ...
Nicola Rosa +7 more
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Evaluation of a new rebound tonometer for self-measurement of intraocular pressure [PDF]
, 2015 Background/aims To compare the accuracy of self-obtained, partner-obtained and trainer-obtained measurements using the handheld Icare Home rebound tonometer with Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and to evaluate the acceptability to subjects of ...
Dabasia, P. L. +2 more
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Comparison of Goldmann applanation tonometry, rebound tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry in normal and glaucomatous eyes [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 AIM: To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with the rebound tonometry (RT), dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in normal and glaucomatous eyes and investigate the effects of central corneal ...
Fatih Özcura +4 more
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Офтальмохирургия, 2022 Relevance. The main modifiable risk factor for the development and progression of glaucoma is intraocular pressure (IOP). For over two hundred years, there has been a search for a method for determining the level of IOP, which took into account the ...
D.A. Dorofeev +5 more
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TONOMETRIA DA ARTÉRIA FEMORAL EM CÃES SAUDÁVEIS E COM DOENÇA VALVAR MITRAL DEGENERATIVA CRÔNICA
Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2016 Applanation tonometry is a method capable of measuring blood pressure in an artery. In addition to speculation about the reason for the variations in amplitude of femoral pulse waves in dogs with chronic degenerative mitral valve disease (CDMVD), in ...
Rodrigo Bernardes Nogueira +2 more
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The Association of Central corneal thickness with Intra-ocular Pressure and Refractive Error in a Nigerian Population [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this study was to determine the variation of central corneal thickness (CCT) with intraocular pressure (IOP) and spherical equivalent refractive error.
Iyamu, Eghosasere, Memeh, Misan
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The prevalence of glaucoma in indigenous Australians within Central Australia: the Central Australian Ocular Health Study [PDF]
, 2011 Aims To determine the prevalence of glaucoma within the indigenous Australian population living in central Australia. Methods 1884 individuals aged ≥20 years, living in one of 30 remote communities within the statistical local area of ‘Central Australia,
Craig, Jamie E +2 more
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Axial length, myopia progression, and myopic maculopathy in Stickler syndrome
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose We lack knowledge on the potentially progressive nature of and the prevalence of complications to myopia as a characteristic trait of Stickler syndrome. Methods This cross‐sectional study combines ophthalmic examination and medical record data on Danish patients with genetically confirmed Stickler syndrome type 1 (COL2A1) and type 2 ...
Kirstine B. Boysen +4 more
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Reutilization of disposable rebound tonometer probes: Risk or return?
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: An advantage of rebound tonometry (RT) is its ease of use so that it can also be operated by health care technicians. However, the cost of the disposable measuring probes is high and their reuse carries the risk of infection.
Christian Enders +4 more
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Corneal biomechanical properties in different ocular conditions and new measurement techniques [PDF]
, 2014 Several refractive and therapeutic treatments as well as several ocular or systemic diseases might induce changes in the mechanical resistance of the cornea.
Borges, José Salgado +5 more
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