title: [Factors influencing applanation tonometry - a practical approach].
abstract: Applanation tonometry has been the gold standard in clinical ophthalmology for more than fifty years. The most popular factor is central corneal thickness that is now routinely considered in glaucoma management. However, other individual features of the cornea can also play a key role for the interpretation of the applanation values. Other factors influencing applanation tonometry that have been well known for decades include tear film, fluorescein illumination etc., and should be kept in mind. According to the available literature the absence of a correct calibration cannot be neglected.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik, Universitätskliniken Köln. andre.rosentreter@googlemail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosentreter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuburger
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Dietlein
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity