THERE is no doubt that applanation tonometry gives more accurate information about the level of intra-ocular pressure than does indentation tonometry. This increased accuracy is due to the fact that applanation readings approach very closely to the levels of pressure in the undisturbed eye (Po), owing to the small volume of fluid displaced by the application of the tonometer (Goldmann, 1957). A...

AIM To examine the acute effects of wearing swimming goggles upon intraocular pressure (IOP). METHODS This research consisted of a Pilot study and a Validation study. Holes were drilled into the faces of 13 different goggles to allow IOP measurement by applanation tonometry. IOP was measured before goggles wear, 2 min after goggles application, 20 min after goggles application and after goggl...

A postural study was conducted in three separate groups of subjects. The first group comprised 20 women volunteers with an average age of 20-75 years. In this group, the study was conducted by the pneumatonograph only. Mean pressure recorded was 15-65 +/- 0-25 mmHg and there was an average rise of 1-4 mmHg in supine posture. Groups 2 and 3 comprised 151 non-glaucomatous and 108 glaucomatous eye...

PURPOSE High intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important risk factor for a variety of pediatric ophthalmic conditions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, length of examination, and corneal epithelial damage induced by rebound tonometry (RBT) versus Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in school children. METHODS Healthy children (n=57) participated in a randomized, trans...