The Incidence of Schiøtz-Applanation Disparity
- 1 March 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 77 (3) , 305-308
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1967.00980020307003
Abstract
A series of 1,280 eyes was studied by applanation and Schiøtz tonometry by nine ophthalmologists. The values obtained with the Goldmann applanation tonometer were higher than the Schiøtz values in 84% of eyes. A difference of 5 mm Hg or greater was found in 19% of eyes—nearly one out of five eyes examined. It is urged that all ophthalmologists exchange routine Schiøtz tonometry for the more accurate Goldmann applanation tonometer.Keywords
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