Meanings
nounophthalmodynamometer (plural ophthalmodynamometers)
plural ophthalmodynamometers
- An instrument that is used to measure blood pressure in the blood vessels of the retina
The minimum additional pressure required to induce venous pulsation can be measured with an ophthalmodynamometer using the known calibration constant (0.32mmHg/g) to convert the applied force (g) into ophthalmodynamometric pressure (ODP).
2016 January 30, “Intraocular Pressure Reduction Is Associated with Reduced Venous Pulsation Pressure”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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