Investigating The Schiotz Tonometer As A Screening Tool And Comparing It To The Goldmann Application Tonometer For Intraocular Pressure

Abstract

Anatomical abnormalities in the optic disc and automated visual field testing may identify glaucoma, a disease that attacks the optic nerve. For treatment to be effective, accurate measurement of intraocular pressure is required. Increased intraocular pressure harms the optic nerve head, which may lead to visual field loss and progressive optic neuropathy in individuals with normotensive glaucoma. If you're looking for a screening tool, consider the Goldmann applanation tonometer or the Schiotz tonometer, both of which are popular in developing nations. Two hundred and ten patients of varying weights participated in the research. We found the intraocular pressure by averaging three measurements geometrically. Although it had low screening performance, the Schiotz tonometer was shown to be quite accurate. The research found that the Schiotz tonometer is a fair screening tool since it consistently detects positives and has adequate specificity, which is in line with what the Goldmann applanation tonometer finds. Primary care clinics may employ Goldmann applanation tonometers, visual field exams, and examinations of the optic nerve head to monitor intraocular pressure in patients with confirmed glaucoma who have provisional diagnoses of abnormal intraocular pressure.