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<p>The objective measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) represents the identification of the symptoms of some diseases, e.g. glaucoma. This objective measurement can only be achieved by correct calibration of tonometers. Today, there is no uniform methodology for this calibration. Therefore, we introduce potential sources of error and try to quantify their contributions in this paper. Subsequently, a calibration standard containing an artificial cornea with similar properties to the human one should be designed.</p>
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The objective measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) represents the identification of the symptoms of some diseases, e.g. glaucoma. This objective measurement can only be achieved by correct calibration of tonometers. Today, there is no uniform methodology for this calibration. Therefore, we introduce potential sources of error and try to quantify their contributions in this paper. Subsequently, a calibration standard containing an artificial cornea with similar properties to the human one should be designed.

Factors Affecting Measurements of IOP Using Non-Contact Eye Tonometer

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Strojnícky časopis - Journal of Mechanical Engineering

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The objective measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) represents the identification of the symptoms of some diseases, e.g. glaucoma. This objective...

Factors Affecting Measurements of IOP Using Non-Contact Eye Tonometer

Published Online: Dec 12, 2020

Page range: 133 - 140

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2020-0026

Keywords
measurement, intraocular pressure, non-contact eye tonometer, uncertainties and factors

© 2020 Rybář Jan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Factors Affecting Measurements of IOP Using Non-Contact Eye Tonometer

Published Online: Dec 12, 2020

Page range: 133 - 140

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scjme-2020-0026

Keywordsmeasurement, intraocular pressure, non-contact eye tonometer, uncertainties and factors

© 2020 Rybář Jan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
measurement, intraocular pressure, non-contact eye tonometer, uncertainties and factors