Abstract
Four masked examiners studied the usefulness of the glass-rod for estimating intraocular pressure (IOP) in a living, anesthetized rabbit eye manometrically set to 135 different random values. With training, the average error in IOP estimation improved from 7.42 ± 5.56 mmHg to 5.13 ± 4.48 mmHg. Gentle palpation of the corneal apex with a glass-rod provides tactile and visual clues that may assist in estimating the IOP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-199 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Annals of ophthalmology |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2006 |