ACCURACY OF CLINICAL ESTIMATES OF INTRA OCULAR PRESSURE (IOP) WITH REGARD TO PACHIMETRY

Purpose of the study is to investigate the validity of clinical estimates of intra ocular pressure with regard to pachimetry in a prospective hospital based in vivo study on twentyeight patients schedule for routine phacoemulsification on topical anestesia Intra ocular pressure was measured with Tonopen, Perkins and solid state hemodinamic monitor trough cannula in the Anterior Chamber before starting the case. Pachimetry was measured be-