[Corneal Biomechanics and Measurement of Intraocular Pressure Measurement in Pathological Corneas].

[Corneal Biomechanics and Measurement of Intraocular Pressure Measurement in Pathological Corneas].
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2019 Jun;236(6):751-755
Authors: Luebke J, Maier PC
Abstract
Measuring the intraocular pressure in eyes with corneal diseases or after corneal interventions often results in false values due to abnormal corneal biomechanics. Many different approaches are used to compensate for these abnormal corneal biomechanic properties, with varying measuring methods. There are differences when these alternative measuring methods are compared to the gold standard, applanation tonometry according to Goldmann. These differences vary between the methods and with different corneal changes. There is no clear recommendation on a precise method that is suitable for every pathological cornea. Therefore it is important to know the different variations and to include them in the analysis of every patient's intraocular pressure analysis.
PMID: 31195413 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - June 15, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Source Type: research