Intraocular pressure measurement: A Review

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting around 80 million people worldwide. Glaucoma is a multifactorial disease of poorly understood pathogenesis, with intraocular pressure being the most significant risk factor. Currently there are different methods of intraocular pressure measurement, based on different physical principles, some of which are continuous measurement methods and others which are only measured in the medical office. The importance of the corneal biomechanical properties in intraocular pressure measurement is becoming increasingly clear.
Source: Survey of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research