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Home Tonometer

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Saref Aref - 16 May 2005 02:23 GMT
Hi to all
What's the current tonometer that any patient can measure his Eye-pressure
at home (safety and accurately enough) exactly as the diabetic persons check
their blood glucose at home by glucometer.
Please any person has any information about this issues.
Thanks
Saref
eyeguyrc@aol.com - 31 May 2005 00:38 GMT
We have had this discussion many times on this site, Saref.  I know,
because you are usually the one who initiates them.  There are NO
particularly accurate home tonometers that are in an affordable price
range.  There's the Proview by Bauch & Lomb, that, as I've said here
before, is not very easy to use or accurate, but it is inexpensive
(less than $100).  Then there is the Tonopen by Mentor, that costs over
$2000 and requires a numb cornea to use (like most tonometers).  Using
numbing drops at home on a daily basis is not safe as it increases the
risk of corneal infections.  Therefore, at least for now, I would give
up on the "checking my pressure at home" idea.
--Rick Cohn, MD
Glaucoma specialist\
 
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