Comparison of the rebound tonometer with the Goldmann applanation tonometer in glaucoma patients

Sahin A., Niyaz L., YILDIRIM N.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.35, no.4, pp.335-339, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01451.x
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.335-339
  • Keywords: glaucoma, Goldmann applanation tonometer, intraocular pressure, rebound tonometer, MEASURING INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE, PORTABLE TONOMETERS, ICARE, AGREEMENT
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the agreement between the measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) by the rebound tonometer (RBT) and by the Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) and to find out the effect of central corneal thickness (CCT) values on IOP measurements in glaucoma patients.