Abstract The rebound tonometer has a unique mechanism for measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) and has become popular worldwide due to its ease of use. The most notable advantages are the lack of an air-puff and need for topical anesthesia, ease of operation and transport, and the ability to use it with children. Four rebound tonometers […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: The Icare® Home tonometer is a new rebound tonometer, developed for intraocular pressure (IOP) self-monitoring. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the reliability and reproducibility of measurements taken with the Icare® Home tonometer in glaucoma patients compared to the Goldmann applanation tonometer. A secondary objective was to investigate factors that […]
Read more ›Abstract Importance: The ability of patients to measure their own intraocular pressure (IOP) would allow more frequent measurements and better appreciation of peak IOP and IOP fluctuation. Objective: To examine whether patients with glaucoma can perform self-tonometry using a rebound tonometer and examine patient acceptability. Design, setting, and participants: An observational study in which IOP […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: To compare measurements from an Icare HOME rebound self-tonometer compared with those from a Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT). Materials and methods: A total of 130 subjects with suspected or confirmed glaucoma in our outpatient clinic were examined. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured using both an Icare HOME unit, by an ophthalmologist and by […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of the intraocular pressure (IOP) measured by healthy subjects with icare® Home and to observe the IOP fluctuation and pattern of IOP fluctuation in healthy subjects over three consecutive days. Methods: Sixty healthy subjects were recruited to the study. IOP was measured by the subjects themselves and by study […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: We investigated the ease of use and accuracy of a new self/home-tonometer (IcareHOME) versus Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) and the Icare tonometer (Icare) by measuring the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP). Patients and methods: The right eyes of 43 healthy young subjects were studied. The IOP was measured using the IcareHOME, GAT, and Icare […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with the newly available iCare HOME (RTHOME) rebound tonometer compared with the iCare ONE (RTONE) tonometer and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and possible correlation with central corneal thickness (CCT). Materials and methods: IOP measurements were obtained from 154 patients by an ophthalmologist (doc) […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the Icare HOME (TA022) device (Icare Oy, Vanda, Finland) for use by glaucoma patients for self-tonometry. Design: Prospective performance evaluation of a medical device. Participants: One hundred eighty-nine participants with glaucoma or suspected glaucoma were recruited from the Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, between July 2014 and April 2015. Methods: Participants […]
Read more ›Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of intraocular pressure measured by patients with glaucoma themselves using a new hand-held tonometer and to observe whether the intraocular pressure (IOP) variations have the same pattern on different days while glaucoma treatment is constant. Methods: Eighty-seven patients diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were recruited to the […]
Read more ›Abstract Background/aims: To compare the accuracy of self-obtained, partner-obtained and trainer-obtained measurements using the handheld Icare Home rebound tonometer with Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and to evaluate the acceptability to subjects of Icare Home measurement. Methods: 76 subjects were trained to use Icare Home for self-measurement using a standardised protocol. A prespecified checklist was used […]
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