Open AccessApplanation tonometry and correction according to corneal thickness
Author(s) -
Stodtmeister Richard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760313.x
Subject(s) - medicine , applanation tonometry , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , optometry , blood pressure , arterial stiffness
In previous studies, it has been shown that the central corneal thickness influences the measurement values of applanation tonometry. The aim of this study is to answer the question as to which values and with what frequency the tonometer readings as based on corneal thickness have to be corrected in the patients attending an ophthalmic practice.