title: Self-tonometry in glaucoma management--past, present and future.
abstract: Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Diagnosis and management of glaucoma is significantly associated with intraocular pressure, but contemporary office-based measurements are not sufficient to discover diurnal changes and spikes, nor do they demonstrate the effect of medication and compliance. Patient-directed self-tonometry can be taken throughout the day and is therefore the subject of much discussion and research. In this article we review the history of self-tonometry devices and present technologies for the future.
authors.affiliation: City Eye Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Steve Y-W
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000639:trends*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000639:trends*; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*