Slit-lamp exophthalmometry, a novel technique
| Autor: | Yehoshua Almog, Eli Rosen, Arie Y. Nemet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Novel technique medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Young Adult Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ophthalmology Exophthalmos Humans Medicine Exophthalmometer Physical Examination Aged Aged 80 and over Slit Lamp Slit lamp business.industry Mean age Middle Aged Orbital Cellulitis Sensory Systems Graves Ophthalmopathy Orbital Neoplasms Female Sources of error Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 252:1161-1164 |
| ISSN: | 1435-702X 0721-832X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00417-014-2620-8 |
| Popis: | Exophthalmometry is clinically important for diagnoses, follow-up, and treatment decision-making. Through the years, several drawbacks and sources of error have been described when using Hertel and other exophthalmometers. We describe a simple method of non-touch slit-lamp exophthalmometry. Comparing the results between Hertel and slit-lamp exophthalmometry on 60 patients with proptosis showed no statistically significant differences in the two methods. A total of 60 consecutive patients with proptosis were included. Thirty-six cases (60 %) were women. Their mean age was 55.6 ± 16.4 (median 57.5, range 20–87) years. Only 5 % of the measurements had more than 2 mm difference between the two techniques. There were no significant differences in the measurements between the two methods. Intra-correlation coefficient is 0.96 for right side and 0.956 for lest side. The Bland–Altman plot revealed good agreement. Slit-lamp exophthalmometry offers a simple, easily available, and reliable non-touch technique that does not require an exophthalmometer. |
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