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A new look at ophthalmodynamometry
Triemlispital, Birmensdorferstrasse, 497 Zurich 8044, Switzerland; yves.robert@triemli.stzh.ch
Keywords: ophthalmodynamometry
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It was with great interest that I read the article by Jonas.1 It is indeed noteworthy that efforts are being undertaken for reviving ophthalmodynamometry. This is especially pertinent as this method is, despite the many modern techniques published within the past 20 years, the only way to gain insights regarding the pressure present at the eye’s central retinal vessels. A direct measuring device has demonstrated the usefulness of this examination.2 Nevertheless, Jonas’s recent article raises some questions that must be clarified in light of additional articles that will soon be published by the same author as well as for those who are no longer familiar with ophthalmodynamometry.
The device, as it is described, appears to measure the appositional force exerted by the examiner’s hand on the contact lens placed upon the eye. One has to clearly distinguish between the appositional force and any pressure within the eye itself. In no
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