Clinical Evaluation of New Handheld Air Impulse Tonometer.
- Author:
Hyae Wook JEONG
1
;
Hong Ki KIM
;
Chan Ju LEE
;
Hi Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
accuracy;
new handheld air impulse tonometer;
painlessness;
portability;
repeata bility
- MeSH:
Corneal Edema;
Corneal Opacity;
Female;
Glaucoma;
Humans;
Intraocular Pressure;
Male;
Mass Screening
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1990;31(1):53-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To evaluate the clinical usefulness of new handheld air impulse tonometer(Pulsair, Keeler), the intraocular pressures of 147 eyes of 80 men and women at the age range of 9 to 82 year without corneal opacity or corneal edema were measured with the Goldmann applanation tonometer as well as noncontact air impulse tonometer. The IOPs measured with both tonometer were compared to evaluate the correlation coefficiency. The correlation coefficiency between two instruments is 0.89. Therefore, the new type of noncontact tonometer could be useful for clinical applications due to its accuracy, simplicity, painlessness, portability, and repeatability-especially at glaucoma screening programs.