Tonometry (redirected from Tonometry, ocular)

tonometry /to·nom·e·try/ (-e-tre) measurement of tension or pressure, particularly intraocular pressure.

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digital tonometry  estimation of the degree of intraocular pressure by pressure exerted on the eyeball by the examiner's finger.

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Tonometry

The measurement of pressure.

Mentioned in: Glaucoma

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tonometry

measurement of tension or pressure, e.g. intraocular pressure. See also tonometer.

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digital tonometry

estimation of the degree of intraocular pressure by pressure exerted on the eyeball by the finger of the examiner.

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tonometry Blood gases See Blood gas analysis Ophthalmology A technique that measures intraocular pressure–normal is ≤ 20 mm Hg by contact–indentation of, or applanation on or noncontact–by a puff of air on the outer part of the eye Indications Diagnose and manage glaucoma, ocular HTN, and in routine ocular examination.