臨床眼科63巻10号

2009年10月発行

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眼圧測定の問題点―真の眼圧値を求めて

著者： 鈴木克佳¹ 相良健¹ 西田輝夫¹

所属機関： ¹山口大学大学院医学系研究科眼科学

ページ範囲：P.1571 - P.1576

　眼圧検査は，眼科診療の基本検査であり，特に緑内障診療では治療効果を判定する重要な検査である。現在の眼圧測定は角膜を介して行われるため，角膜因子の個体差は生体での眼圧測定に影響を及ぼし，眼圧測定値と「真の眼圧」とが乖離する一因となる。

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