Tonometry

The Tono-Vera tonometer with ActiView Positioning System, which provides quick and automated IOP measurements in less than a second, is now available in the United States, manufacturer Reichert Technologies announced.

NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Valerie Trubnik, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits that home tonometry may offer patients and ophthalmologists in glaucoma treatment.

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.

Noncontact air-puff tonometry is an effective method of measuring IOP after ICL implantation, but it is better avoided in cases of excessive high vault, shallow anterior chamber, narrow anterior chamber angle and soft cornea.

WASHINGTON — Take-home devices can provide IOP monitoring over longer periods of time and give physicians a better understanding of their patients’ glaucoma progression.

In three consecutive studies, rebound tonometry with iCare technology showed greater precision than standard Goldmann tonometry.

The CATS-D disposable prism, a tip replacement for the Goldmann tonometer, has been cleared by the FDA, according to a press release from CATS Tonometer.

Health care is one of the most carbon-intensive service sectors in Western industrialized countries, responsible for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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