Comparison of Intraocular Pressures at Different Points in Human's Cornea before and after Laser in situ Keratomileusis with Tono-Pen Tonometer
10.1007/sl1596-011-0163-3
- Author:
LI XINYU
1
;
LI GUIGANG
;
LIU LEI
;
LI JING
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Keywords:
Tono-Pen tonometer;
laser in situ keratomileusis;
cornea;
intraocular pressure
- From:
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences)
2011;31(1):128-130
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In order to explore the difference of intraocular pressure (IOP) at different points of cornea before and after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK),IOP was measured by Tono-Pen Tonometer at central cornea,pericentral cornea and limbus respectively and analyzed statistically.After LASIK,IOP was dropped significantly at central cornea and pericentral cornea (P<0.05),while no statistically significant change occurred at limbus (P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in IOP at different points before LASIK (F=0.110,P=0.896),but statistically significant difference was found after LASIK (F=7.375,P=0.001).It was suggested that reliable IOP after LASIK could be obtained from the limbus by Tono-Pen tonometer.