Tonometry: an overview

Use of radial artery applanation tonometry.

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Ocular Tonometry and Sporadic Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (sCJD): A Confirmatory Case-Control Study

AIMS To evaluate the hypothesis that sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) may be transmitted through ocular tonometry. BACKGROUND The infectious agent of sCJD may be present in the cornea prior to clinical symptoms. Cornea infectiousness has been documented by cornea transplants in guinea pigs and humans. sCJD is resistant to complete inactivity by conventional sterilization techniques. ...

Reply to comment by De Bernardo and Rosa on "Evaluation of Goldmann applanation tonometry, rebound tonometry and dynamic contour tonometry in keratoconus".

Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Salvador Allende, 84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy. E-mail address: [email protected] (M. De Bernardo). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2017.10.001 1888-4296/ © 2017 Spanish General Council of Optometry. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://c...

Dynamic contour tonometry versus Goldmann applanation tonometry: challenging the gold standard

A comparative study of proxymetacaine-fluorescein and lignocaine-fluorescein use during applanation tonometry.

AIMS To evaluate the relative merits of proxymetacaine-fluorescein (PROX-FLU) and lignocaine-fluorescein (LIG-FLU) when used to perform applanation tonometry. METHODS This prospective, masked, double blind study assessed several aspects of the tonometry process-the duration of the stinging sensation and degree of discomfort, the extent of reflex lacrimation induced, the need for subsequent te...