Intraocular pressure monitoring by rebound tonometry in children with myopia

Intraocular pressure monitoring by rebound tonometry in children with myopia

Background/Purpose: Topical atropine treatment is generally accepted to retard the progression of myopia, but it is associated with side effects such as photophobia and elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP). IOP measurements in children are challenging. The traditional applanation tonometry by dir...

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Main Authors: Jenchieh Weng, I-Lun Tsai, Li-Lin Kuo, Ching-Yao Tsai, Lin-Chung Woung, Ya-Chuan Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Atropine
intraocular pressure in children
myopia
rebound tonometry
Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2017;volume=7;issue=3;spage=149;epage=154;aulast=Weng

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