Retention of corneal epithelial cells following Goldmann tonometry: implications for CJD risk

R Lim; B Dhillon; K M Kurian; P A Aspinall; K Fernie; J W Ironside

Retention of corneal epithelial cells following Goldmann tonometry: implications for CJD risk

R Lim, B Dhillon, K M Kurian, P A Aspinall, K Fernie, J W Ironside

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Abstract

To assess the adequacy of current decontamination methods for the Goldmann tonometer in the context of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	583-6
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	87
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - May 2003

Keywords

Disinfection
Analysis of Variance
Equipment Contamination
Cell Count
Humans
Aged
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
Tonometry, Ocular
Epithelium, Corneal
Epithelial Cells
Sodium Hypochlorite
Aged, 80 and over
Glaucoma
Ophthalmic Solutions
Middle Aged
Equipment Reuse

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Retention of corneal epithelial cells following Goldmann tonometry: implications for CJD risk

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