Mackay-Marg tonometry over therapeutic soft contact lenses. 1978

R F Meyer, and R M Stanifer, and K C Bobb

We evaluated the accuracy of Mackay-Marg electronic applanation tonometry over Bausch and Lomb Plano-T therapeutic soft contact lenses on eye bank, postoperative keratoplasty, and normal eyes. Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements were compared in the same eye without and with the lens in place. The mean difference of IOP readings through the lens was not statistically different from that without the lens over an IOP range of 10 through 50 mm Hg. We constructed confidence intervals to predict the accuracy of future observations. Results revealed that with 95% confidence, the range of difference between IOP readings without and with the lens in place was from -4.7 to +3.6 mm Hg in eye bank eyes, from -4.3 to +7.4 mm Hg in postoperative penetrating keratoplasty patients, and from -3.5 to +7.4 mm Hg in postoperative lamellar keratoplasty patients, from -3.3 to +2.7 mm Hg in normal eyes. We concluded that IOP can be measured with the Mackay-Marg tonometer through a therapeutic soft contact lens over a corneal graft. Although the readings are not as accurate as without the lens, they are probably adequate as a guide to the necessity of treating increased IOP in postoperative keratoplasty patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D003263 Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Soft, supple contact lenses made of plastic polymers which interact readily with water molecules. Many types are available, including continuous and extended-wear versions, which are gas-permeable and easily sterilized. Lenses, Contact, Hydrophilic,Soft Contact Lenses,Hydrophilic Contact Lens,Soft Contact Lens,Contact Lens, Hydrophilic,Contact Lens, Soft,Contact Lenses, Soft,Hydrophilic Contact Lenses,Lens, Hydrophilic Contact,Lens, Soft Contact,Lenses, Hydrophilic Contact,Lenses, Soft Contact
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014065 Tonometry, Ocular Measurement of ocular tension (INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE) with a tonometer. (Cline, et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Ocular Tonometry
D016039 Corneal Transplantation Partial or total replacement of the CORNEA from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Corneal,Keratoplasty,Keratoplasty, Lamellar,Transplantation, Corneal,Cornea Transplantation,Transplantation, Cornea,Cornea Transplantations,Corneal Grafting,Corneal Graftings,Corneal Transplantations,Graftings, Corneal,Keratoplasties,Keratoplasties, Lamellar,Lamellar Keratoplasties,Lamellar Keratoplasty,Transplantations, Cornea,Transplantations, Corneal
D066298 In Vitro Techniques Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism. In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In

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