Home tonometry could change glaucoma management

WASHINGTON — Take-home devices can provide IOP monitoring over longer periods of time and give physicians a better understanding of their patients’ glaucoma progression.
At Glaucoma Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Barbara M. Wirostko, MD, said IOP measurements have traditionally been limited to a single time point when the patient is tested in the office.
“When we bring a patient into the office a few times a year, we spend a few seconds measuring their IOP,” she said. “There’s over 31 million seconds in a year. We’re

WASHINGTON — Take-home devices can provide IOP monitoring over longer periods of time and give physicians a better understanding of their patients’ glaucoma progression.
At Glaucoma Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Barbara M. Wirostko, MD, said IOP measurements have traditionally been limited to a single time point when the patient is tested in the office.
“When we bring a patient into the office a few times a year, we spend a few seconds measuring their IOP,” she said. “There’s over 31 million seconds in a year. We’re