What is it about?
To assess whether the non-contact air-puff tonometer is an appropriate alternative to the Goldmann applanation tonometer for measuring intraocular pressure.
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Why is it important?
The non-contact air-puff tonometer presented an approximate mean of the measures with the Goldmann in group 1 but was overestimated in the measurements of the groups 2 and 3.
Perspectives
The non-contact tonometer overestimates the measurement at higher pressures, does not replace the Goldmann tonometer, but may be a good screening tool that helps the measurement of IOP, especially in eyes with less than 15mmhg, due to its ease of use.
Dr. Elcio Luiz Bonamigo
Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
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This page is a summary of: A Comparative Study Between the Goldmann Applanation Tonometer and the Non-Contact Air-Puff Tonometer (Huvitz HNT 7000) in Normal Eyes, Clinical Ophthalmology, February 2021, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s294710.
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