Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
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[Ophthalmodynamometry. A reliable procedure for noninvasive determination of intracranial pressure].
Central vein pressure depends on intracranial pressure (ICP). Baurmann in 1925 therefore recommended measuring central vein pressure to determine ICP, but the accuracy of this method has not yet been verified. To test the method we measured venous outflow pressure (VOP) by noninvasive ophthalmodynamometry (ODM). ⋯ Measuring VOP by ODM seems to be a reliable method for noninvasive recording of ICP. It is a useful screening test in all cases of presumed ICP elevation.