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Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure

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To date, the only way to directly measure intraocular pressure (IOP) is by manometry. The true pressure inside the eye cannot be determined by pressing on the outside of the eye (tonometry). At present, there are two problems with our current clinical methods of measuring IOP: namely, the lack of true accuracy and the inability to detect variations.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USA

    Ron E. P. Frenkel MD, FACS, FICS

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Foundation, Stuart, FL, USA

    Max P. C. Frenkel

  3. Eye Research Foundation, East Florida Eye Institute, Stuart, FL, USA

    Shamim A. Haji MD

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Frenkel, R.E.P., Frenkel, M.P.C., Haji, S.A. (2010). Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure. In: Schacknow, P., Samples, J. (eds) The Glaucoma Book. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76700-0_6

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