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I bought the Proview when I first decided to try checking my IOP at home. I quickly learned that it did not work, although it was easy to use and very convenient. I always got readings of 14, as did my husband and one of my eye doctors (when checking her own pressure with it)! After finding fiteyes.com...
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The Diaton is not suitable for self-tonometry at all. Furthermore, it is one of the least accurate tonometers. The air puff tonometers are very good and far more accurate than the Diaton or TonoPen. The IOPen can make your eye sore if you use it for frequent self-tonometry. The iCare might be a good...
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[quote user="billym"] I have been going by walmart to get tested. [/quote] I commend you for this. I think it is highly useful and I wish more people would do this. You should be able to get a "volume discount" for the IOP tests. I had a few different doctors of optometry that worked...
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pmpvip: I was very worried to know that my IOP was increasing again. Non control of my IOP with advance state of Galucoma really is making me lot worried about all this. You are correct that it is important to take all the steps you can to get your intraocular pressure under control. I think you are...
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Richard - it's good to have your participation on FitEyes.com. I have done some work to correlate intraocular pressure and blood pressure, although I have not done anything extensive. My intraocular pressure seems to fluctuate more than my blood pressure. You can probably find some interesting articles...
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Richard Lemieux: My question is : Has anyone tried that route before and has anyone some recommendations to make. Is there any model of tonometer used by optometrists that would provide good enough data? Hi Richard. That's an excellent question! This is nearly the same route I took when I started. The...
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The simple answer to your first question is that you should be fine altering the time of day for your eye drops two days of the week for your work schedule. I almost never use my eye drops at exactly the same time of day. My schedule varies by an hour or more very frequently. Precise measurements of...
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Hi jayhawk1 - I don't know of much research in this area off the top of my head. Here's one citation from my citation database that may help you: 1. P Denis, et al., “Evaluation of the Tono-Pen 2 and the X-Pert noncontact tonometers in cataract surgery,” Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie...