IOP-measuring contact lens nearly as good as Goldmann applanation tonometry in study
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AUSTIN, Texas — A soft contact lens for monitoring IOP was comparable to the “current gold standard” Goldmann tonometer, according to study results presented at the American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting.
The noninvasive, electronics-free miLens by Smartlens Inc. was able to take IOP measurements that matched readings collected using Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), the company announced in a press release.
Seventy-eight percent of all pressure readings taken by miLens were within 2 mm Hg of those taken with GAT, the release stated. No major adverse events were reported, and the 25 study participants reported high levels of comfort and ease.
“These strong clinical results for miLens represent a major step forward in the field of IOP monitoring,” Smartlens CEO Savas Komban said in the release, adding, “miLens has the potential to advance and transform glaucoma care by providing convenient and reliable IOP monitoring that can significantly improve patient outcomes.”
MiLens is intended to “enable us to monitor IOP during patients’ daily routines,” Komban previously told Healio. Elevated IOP is the main treatable risk factor for glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, but few options exist for measuring it outside a clinic.
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