title: On the short-term variability of measurements of intraocular pressure.
abstract: Measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) (tonometry) is conducted routinely in the eye clinic for the diagnosis and management of primary open-angle glaucoma. Mean IOP may be influenced by a number of factors including ocular accommodation, spontaneous pulsations of IOP, and the effect of repeated applanation. A review of some of the factors that influence IOP should help us gain a perspective on the reliability of diurnal tonometry in the diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, State College of Optometry, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Aggarwala
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular