title: [Dynamic rigidometry].
abstract: A new method for assessment of the rigidity of corneoscleral membrane is offered: dynamic rigidometry permitting assessment of the real rigidity of the sclera (Eo). The studies were carried out in 106 normal subjects and 154 patients with glaucoma. In normal controls Eo coefficient was 0.0044 +/- 0.0008 on an average, whereas in glaucoma patients it was two times higher (0.0109 +/- 0.0018). This coefficient virtually did not depend on the level of intraocular pressure. A relationship between Eo and glaucoma stage was detected.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Strakhov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Alekseev
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008566:Membranes / Q000503:physiopathology; D008954:Models, Biological; D012590:Sclera / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Dinamicheskaia rigidometriia.