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Tonometry in keratoconus

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DOI: 10.32364/2311-7729-2024-24-1-7

V.V. Averich, A.V. Volzhanin

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation

Measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) in keratoconus is associated with significant difficulties. Thus, because of corneal protrusion and changes in its biomechanics, the most common method of IOP measurement, applanation tonometry, provides significant error. The emergence of novel methods that are less dependent on corneal biomechanics has partially eliminated this error. These methods include tonometry based on new principles and dynamic contour tonometry. One of the "gold standards" for IOP measurement is Goldmann tonometry. Most foreign studies compare Goldman tonometry and one or more of the above-mentioned novel methods. However, in keratoconus, Goldman tonometry underestimates the IOP level and is therefore non-informative. Few studies compare IOP measurements and Maklakov tonometry. Finally, very few studies have compared IOP measurements at various stages of keratoconus, and their results are controversial. Comparing tonometry at different stages of keratoconus and studying fundamental changes in the hydrodynamics in keratoconus are relevant tasks in ophthalmology today.

Keywords: cornea, keratoconus, tonometry, intraocular pressure, hydrodynamics, gold standard.

For citation: Averich V.V., Volzhanin A.V. Tonometry in keratoconus. Russian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology. 2024;24(1):36–40 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2311-7729-2024-24-1-7.

About the authors:

Veronika V. Averich — C. Sc. (Med.), junior researcher of the Department of Refractive Errors, Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases; 11A, Rossolimo str., Moscow, 119021, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0001-5778-4123.

Andrey V. Volzhanin — C. Sc. (Med.), junior researcher of the Department of Glaucoma, Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases; 11A, Rossolimo str., Moscow, 119021, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-1421-8882.

Contact information: Veronika V. Averich, e-mail: veronikky@mail.ru.

Financial Disclosure: no authors have a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned.

There is no conflict of interest.

Received 10.11.2023.

Revised 01.12.2023.

Accepted 22.12.2023.

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