[IOP measurement through frequent-replacement soft contact lenses].
Intraocular pressure (IOP) can be measured through soft contact lenses with an air-puff tonometer. These measurements seemed accurate for low-power negative lenses. For positive soft contact lenses, IOP is overestimated. The measurement of IOP through a soft contact lens is acceptable in clinical practice only for glaucoma screening. In glaucomatous patients or patients with ocular hypertension, IOP measurements should be performed without a contact lens. The main technique for IOP measurement remains Goldmann applanation tonometry.
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D000328:Adult; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000379:methods*