HAND-HELD TONOMETER FOR TRANSPALPEBRAL INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT

This dissertation describes the development of a portable, hand-held tonometer for measurement of the intraocular pressure through the eyelid. The primary use of such device will be by people diagnosed with the eye disease glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polyzoev, Vasco
Other Authors: Enikov, Eniko
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/202517