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Non-contact tonometry in the postoperative eye. 1989

S A Vernon

Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Nottingham.

The Keeler Pulsair non-contact tonometer was compared with the Goldmann applanation tonometer in a series of 48 eyes after operation. A correlation coefficient of 0.92 (p less than 0.001) was found between the two instruments, with the Pulsair having a statistically significant tendency to overread the Goldmann slightly in this situation. The Pulsair was, however, shown to be effective in the identification of postoperative ocular hypertension with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity and good patient compliance, while reducing the risk of cross infection.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009798	Ocular Hypertension	A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma.	Glaucoma, Suspect,Hypertension, Ocular,Glaucomas, Suspect,Hypertensions, Ocular,Ocular Hypertensions,Suspect Glaucoma,Suspect Glaucomas
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000388	Air	The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
D013508	Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures	Surgery performed on the eye or any of its parts.	Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedure,Ophthalmological Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Ophthalmologic Surgical,Procedures, Ophthalmologic Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Ophthalmologic,Surgical Procedures, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Ophthalmological Surgical,Procedures, Ophthalmological Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Ophthalmological,Surgical Procedures, Ophthalmological
D014065	Tonometry, Ocular	Measurement of ocular tension (INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE) with a tonometer. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Ocular Tonometry

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