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Eye pressure in both eyes via puff test was 25. so ,senior resident asked jr of opthalmology to perform applanation tonometry. she used anaesthetic drop but did not use flouroscein at all and results were 14 and 16. now,are these readings reliable?
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Pressure : Yes, these results are reliable. Good Luck
Answered 2/15/2021
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