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- Title
Amethocaine and Intraocular Pressure.
- Authors
Carel, Rafael S.; Korczyn, Amos D.; Boyman, Ruth
- Abstract
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is usually measured by methods necessitating the use of local anesthetic drugs. The effect of these agents on IOP is the subject of this study. We have measured IOP with a noncontact tonometer before and after application of a local anesthetic solution to one eye, the other eye serving as a control. A reduction of pressure occurred in the treated eye, but it is concluded that for practical purposes, local anesthesia does not falsify the results of IOP measurements. Copyright © 1979 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Ophthalmic Research, 1979, Vol 11, Issue 3/4, p212
- ISSN
0030-3747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000265008