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DYNAMIC TONOMETRY
Author(s) -
HØRVEN IVAR
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1973.tb06012.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , blood supply , crest , arteritis , intraocular pressure , reduction (mathematics) , blood pressure , cardiology , surgery , optics , mathematics , physics , geometry
Dynamic tonometry was performed in 22 patients with temporal arteritis. Ocular involvement was recognized by a statistically significant reduction of intraocular pressure and a marked and characteristic reduction of the corneal indentation pulse (CIP) amplitudes. Relative crest time evaluation of the CIP amplitudes demonstrated a typical increase characteristic for vascular obstruction. Evidence of impaired ocular blood supply was demonstrated also in eyes and patients with full vision, the diagnosis being later confirmed by a temporal artery biopsy.