title: Dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) versus non-contact tonometry (NCT): a comparison study.
abstract: In a prospective study we measured the intraocular pressure (IOP) by means of a Non-Contact Tonometer (NCT) and by means of a Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer (DCT), and the Central Corneal Thickness (CCT) by means of a contact pachymeter in 294 emmetropic or ametropic eyes. There is a linear relation between NCT and CCT. This linear relation doesn't exist between DCT and CCT. The same measurements were done before and 6 weeks after a Lasik intervention in 58 myopic eyes. Lasik intervention influences NCT but doesn't influence DCT.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Oftalmologie AZ Maria Middelares Sint Jozef Gent. Drhburvenich@telenet.be
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burvenich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burvenich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000009:adverse effects; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies