The role of self-dependent tonometry in improving diagnostics and treatment of patients with open angle glaucoma

Abstract

Monitoring intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma at different stages of the deve­lopment of the disease using self-measurement by a portable Icare® HOME tonometer. In study, patients were divided into 3 groups depending on the treatment prescribed. With the help of near-day monitoring, hidden IOP elevations that are not recorded during a single IOP measurement on an outpatient appointment with a doctor were detected. Perspective possibilities of prescribing drugs and regulating the mode of instillation on the basis of individual time periods of increasing intraocular pressure on the example of one of the patient. Assessment of the convenience of the method from the personal experience of using the device by patients.

Detailed intraocular pressure curve by telemetric tonometry with an implanted pressure sensor before and after PreserFlo® MicroShunt implantation: a case report

“…Nonadherence is common in glaucoma patients; nonadherence rates in these patients range from 5% to 80%. 6 Patient adherence to therapy can be improved by putting them in charge of their glaucoma care and providing them with the means for accurate self-measurements, as demonstrated by Astakhov et al 13 for the iCare ® Home tonometer (iCare Finland Oy, Vantaa, Finland). Furthermore, a study assessing the impact of self-tonometry on clinical treatment decisions demonstrated that higher IOP values detected via the iCare ® Home tonometer led to intensification of medical glaucoma treatment.…”

“…11,12 Nonadherence is common in glaucoma patients; nonadherence rates in these patients range from 5% to 80%. 6 Patient adherence to therapy can be improved by putting them in charge of their glaucoma care and providing them with the means for accurate self-measurements, as demonstrated by Astakhov et al 13 for the iCare ® Home tonometer journals.sagepub.com/home/oed 5…”