Comparisons of intraocular pressure measurements: Goldmann applanation tonometry, noncontact tonometry, Tono-Pen tonometry, and dynamic contour tonometry.
OBJECTIVE
To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) readings between Tono-Pen tonometry and GAT, between noncontact tonometry (NCT) and GAT, and between dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT). The correlation between IOP reading and possible confounder was identified.


METHODS
This observational cross-sectional study enrolled sixty-two healthy subjects. All IOP and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) measurements were taken by a single ophthalmologist; mean keratometric power (MK), central corneal thickness (CCT), and lens thickness (LT) were measured by a single experienced technician.


RESULTS
Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that GAT (P=0.017) and DCT (P=0.002) readings correlated positively with MK; GAT, NCT, and Tono-Pen readings correlated positively with CCT (P<0.05); NCT (P=0.035), and DCT (P=0.016) readings correlated negatively with LT; GAT (P=0.006) and Tono-Pen (P=0.009) readings correlated positively with OPA.


CONCLUSIONS
The K, CCT, LT, and OPA are confounders in tonometry readings.
Hsu
S-Y
SY
Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, and Institute of Medical Sciences, Hualien 970, Taiwan.
Sheu
M-M
MM
Hsu
A-H
AH
Wu
K-Y
KY
Yeh
J-I
JI
Tien
J-N
JN
Tsai
R-K
RK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult