title: [Evaluating the Pro Ton applanation tonometer in rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess use of the tonometer ProTon for measuring intraocular pressure in rabbits.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven chinchilla-bastard rabbits were measured under standardized conditions with the applanation tonometer ProTon for 62 +/- 15 days. One rabbit was excluded because of intensively defensive reactions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intraocular pressure in the ten rabbits was 12.15 +/- 3.63 mmHg in the right eye and 12.11 +/- 3.52 mmHg in the left eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intraocular pressure can be measured reliably over a long period with the applanation tonometer ProTon. It is therefore suitable for determining intraocular pressure in experimentally induced glaucoma in rabbits.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung 1: Allgemeine Augenheilkunde, Universitäts-Augenklinik Tübingen.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teistler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guenther
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zrenner
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Thiel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000295:instrumentation*