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Goldmann tonometer [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • The Eye
DEF

An applanation tonometer consisting essentially of a transparent plastic footplate, a pair of juxtaposed prisms with bases in opposite directions, a coil spring and lever system to apply force to the prisms and footplate, and a dial calibrated in centimeters of mercury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Oeil
DEF

Tonomètre par applanation dans lequel on estime la pression intra-oculaire par la force nécessaire pour aplanir une surface cornéenne constante.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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