Comparison of the ICare((R)) rebound tonometer with the Goldmann applanation tonometer by experienced and inexperienced tonometr

Purpose: To assess the agreement between ICare((R)) rebound tonometer and Goldmann applanation tonometer in the hands of experienced and inexperienced tonometrists.

Patients and methods: Two tonometrists, experienced with both Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) and ICare(R) Tonometry (ICT) measured intraocular pressure (IOP), in a masked fashion, in 100 patients. In another series of 58 patients, ICT was performed by an inexperienced tonometrist and GAT by an experienced tonometrist.