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Minimising the risk of prion transmission by contact tonometry

- bmj.com
SZ Amin, L Smith, PJ Luthert, ME Cheetham, … - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Aims: The unknown prevalence of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in the
UK population has led to fears of horizontal transmission through routine
medical procedures. The potential risk of transmission via contact ...
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Retention of corneal epithelial cells following Goldmann tonometry: implications for CJD risk

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R Lim, B Dhillon, KM Kurian, PA Aspinall, K … - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com
Methods: Reusable Goldmann tonometer prisms were used to perform applanation
tonometry on different groups of patients. Following tonometry, retained
materials were collected from the tonometer prism head and examined using ...
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[PDF] Use of disposable prism tonometry in routine clinical practice


SM Salvi, S Sivakumar, SS Sidiki - Eye-An International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 - cbmedical.com
Methodology Intraocular pressure (IOP) of 400 eyes of 200 consecutive patients
who attended the general ophthalmic clinic was checked with both the Goldmann
applanation tonometer and a disposable tonometer prism by an experienced ...
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Contamination of disposable tonometer prisms during tonometry


SN Rajak, J Paul, V Sharma, S Vickers - Eye, 2005 - nature.com
Due to the theoretical possibility of prion transmission in applanation
tonometry, many ophthalmological units in the United Kingdom now use disposable
tonometer prisms. We have investigated the potential for bacterial and ...
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Disposable devices for measuring intraocular pressure: a clinical study to assess their …


A Bhatnagar, AK Gupta - Eye, 2004 - nature.com
A total of 80 eyes of 40 patients were randomly assigned to two groups. Group A
(40 eyes) had the intraocular pressure IOP measured using GAT and the acrylic
biprism (Tonosafe ™ ), while Group B (40 eyes) had IOP measured using GAT ...
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Are Disposable Prisms an Adequate Alternative to Standard Goldmann Tonometry Prisms …


AP Maino, LH Morgan, BL Hercules, AB Tullo - Ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
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A comparison of clinical performance between disposable and Goldmann tonometers


AP Maino, HJ Uddin, AB Tullo - Eye, 2005 - nature.com
Applanation tonometry as performed in routine clinical practice is a significant
potential vehicle for cross-infection particularly in an emergency eye care
setting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and reliability ...
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Disinfection of Goldmann tonometers after contamination with hepatitis C virus

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WA Segal, JR Pirnazar, M Arens, JS Pepose - American journal of ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
METHODS: Hepatitis C virus was placed on Goldmann tonometer tips, air dried, and
then disinfected by dry gauze wipes, isopropyl alcohol wipes, cold water washes,
povidone iodine 10% wipes, and hydrogen peroxide or isopropyl alcohol soaks ...
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[CITATION] Clinical alert: damage to Goldmann applanation tonometer tips.


C Kniestedt, J Stürmer, RL Stamper - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1: Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2005 Feb;83(1):129-30. Clinical alert: damage to Goldmann
applanation tonometer tips. Kniestedt C, Stürmer J, Stamper RL. ...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease following corneal transplantation


KM Hammersmith, EJ Cohen, CJ Rapuano, … - Cornea, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Results:An 80-year-old woman with a history of granular dystrophy underwent
penetrating keratoplasty in 1978 (OS) and 1987 (OD) for decreased visual acuity.
In early July 2002 the patient developed rap- idly progressive dementia. ...
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