How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers
A tonometer is an instrument for measuring the intraocular pressure (IOP), the fluid pressure inside the eye. It is an important test in the evaluation of patients with glaucoma, as damage to the optic nerve is more likely to occur in patients with high IOP. Most tonometers are calibrated to measure...
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| description | A tonometer is an instrument for measuring the intraocular pressure (IOP), the fluid pressure inside the eye. It is an important test in the evaluation of patients with glaucoma, as damage to the optic nerve is more likely to occur in patients with high IOP. Most tonometers are calibrated to measure pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2222896f8894181b6cb00b87e54969a2022-12-21T18:13:34ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332012-01-012579 & 8065How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometersIsmael CorderoA tonometer is an instrument for measuring the intraocular pressure (IOP), the fluid pressure inside the eye. It is an important test in the evaluation of patients with glaucoma, as damage to the optic nerve is more likely to occur in patients with high IOP. Most tonometers are calibrated to measure pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_79.80_065.htmEquipmentMaintenanceGlaucoma |
| spellingShingle | Ismael Cordero How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers Community Eye Health Journal Equipment Maintenance Glaucoma |
| title | How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers |
| title_full | How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers |
| title_fullStr | How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers |
| title_short | How to verify the calibration of Goldmann tonometers |
| title_sort | how to verify the calibration of goldmann tonometers |
| topic | Equipment Maintenance Glaucoma |
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