Viscoelastic properties of the cornea are derived from an ophthalmic measurement signal representing velocity as a function of time of a contact probe rebounded by the eye. The viscoelastic properties include a “Lost Energy Ratio” (LER), a “Time Shift” (TS), a damping parameter (σ), and an elastic parameter (η). An improved method for determining intra-ocular pressure from the measurement signal is also disclosed, wherein a first derivative of the measurement signal at a moment in time when velocity of the probe is zero due to contact of the probe with the cornea is calculated and correlated to an intra-ocular pressure value.
