September 1971
Volume 10, Issue 9
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Theory and Calibration of the Schiøtz Tonometer
Author Affiliations
  • ROBERT A. MOSES
    Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Saint Louis, Mo. 63110
  • WALTER J. GRODZKI
    Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Saint Louis, Mo. 63110
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science September 1971, Vol.10, 716-723. doi:
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      ROBERT A. MOSES, WALTER J. GRODZKI; Theory and Calibration of the Schiøtz Tonometer . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 1971;10(9):716-723.

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Abstract

Measurements of ocular volume displaced by the Schi0tz tonometer obtained by a constantpressure method lie very close to those of Friedenwald and others who used similar methods. Corneal radius of curvature has a negligible effect on the relationship of displaced volume to tonometer scale reading.

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