[Correlation between Goldmann and non-contact tonometry based on corneal thickness]

Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 2001:(279):15-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

In this transversal study, we measure the intra ocular pressure by means of the Goldmann tonometer and a Non-Contact tonometer along with the central cornea thickness in 136 eyes of 73 patients. The statistical analysis of the collected data doesn't allow us to establish a correlation between the variation of the corneal thickness and the difference between the Goldmann tonometer and Non-Contact tonometer measures. The relative precision of the Non-Contact tonometer compared with the Goldmann tonometer doesn't seem influenced by the central cornea thickness.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cornea / anatomy & histology*
  • Cornea / physiology*
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure / physiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tonometry, Ocular / methods*