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Re: Best Tonometers For Home Use Self-Tonometry

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...

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Sally on 01-04-2009

Re: Best Tonometers For Home Use Self-Tonometry

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...

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Dave on 12-30-2008

Best Tonometers For Home Use Self-Tonometry

In my experience the best tonometers for home use (a.k.a., self-tonometry) are the Reichert AT555 and the Tiolat iCare. Of these the Reichert is much easier to use. Today, miller13 said, Had the proview: it never worked :( I say that's no surprise! Thanks for reporting your experience. miller13 also...

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Dave on 12-17-2008

Developing a Tiny Wireless Sensor to Monitor Glaucoma Around the Clock

The original article is found on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website. HHMI investigator Simon W. M. John shares our perspective on intraocular pressure monitoring. He recognizes that intraocular pressure can vary quite a lot even in one day and that the value of measuring intraocular pressure...

Posted to Glaucoma News (Weblog) by Dave on 12-10-2008

Re: how do self-tonometry

[quote user="nancy wolfe"] does one just reach around the other side and hit a button or what? [/quote] Yes, it is really that easy!

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Dave on 10-13-2008

Re: IOP pressure after dialation

[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...

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Dave on 07-15-2008

Re: optic nerve death

[quote user="tsingle999"] ... i am not really concerned with my daytime pressures right now. i beleive all the damage is happening at night and i cant measure that pressure anyway. i mean when my highest ever (with meds) pressure during the day is 21 and im sure it is a lot higher when i sleep...

Posted to General Discussions (Forum) by Dave on 06-21-2008

Revolutionize Your Glaucoma Management

Dear Glaucoma Patient, Welcome to FitEyes.com ! I am Dave and I founded FitEyes.com two years ago. This site publishes original articles about intraocular pressure and vision health from participants in our unique self-tonometry research program. I and certain other members of our research group are...

Posted to The IOP Querent (Weblog) by Dave on 06-15-2008

The Different Ways To Perform Home Eye Pressure Monitoring

I want to highlight three different approaches to performing home eye pressure monitoring (self-tonometry). Normally, I focus most of my attention in my blog on the approach I use. However, I thought it would be educational to contrast my approach with two other approaches. I'll discuss each one...

Posted to The IOP Querent (Weblog) by Dave on 06-09-2008

Yoga Headstand - A Controversial View

It is widely known that the yoga headstand posture can double intraocular pressure and therefore presents a great risk for glaucoma patients. It is my understanding that performing a headstand will double eye pressure for virtually everyone, even people with normal eyes and even young healthy people...

Posted to The IOP Querent (Weblog) by Dave on 06-03-2008