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ArticleDer Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft2016

[Ease of handling of first and second generation rebound tonometers].

N Mihailovic, J Termühlen, M Alnawaiseh, N Eter, T S Dietlein, A Rosentreter

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Article in Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparative analysis of anterior chamber stability with a cohesive ophthalmic viscosurgical device versus the soft-shell technique.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  2. SALUS-a non-inferiority trial to compare self-tonometry in glaucoma patients with regular inpatient intraocular pressure controls: study design and set-up.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022
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  3. [Application of rebound self-tonometry for measurements in a supine position].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2019
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

N MihailovicKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
J TermühlenKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
M AlnawaisehKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
N EterKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
T S DietleinZentrum für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
A RosentreterKlinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland. andre.rosentreter@googlemail.com.
University Hospital Münster · DECentrum für Integrierte Onkologie · DEOphthalmology Clinic · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the ease of handling of two rebound tonometers, which are designed for self-measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) in a clinical setting by untrained patients.

methodsAfter self-measurement of the IOP with the rebound tonometers iCare ONE and iCare HOME, participants were asked to complete a questionnaire containing different subitems concerning ease of operation using a visual analog scale (1 = very good to 5 = very poor). Moreover, the feasibility and duration of measurement were tested.

resultsA total of 147 subjects participated in this study. The mean score for general handling ability was 2.79 ± 1.01 for the iCare ONE and 1.85 ± 0.87 for the iCare HOME (p < 0.001). The evaluation of the subitems sense of safety (iCare ONE: 2.71 ± 1.03 and iCare HOME: 1.87 ± 0.81, p < 0.001) and comfort of measurement (iCare ONE: 2.07 ± 1.01 and iCare HOME: 1.66 ± 0.72, p < 0.001) also showed a significant discrepancy between the two tonometers. Participants needed significantly less time for a single valid measurement when using the iCare HOME tonometer (mean 66.14 ± 61.54 s) compared to the iCare ONE tonometer (mean 81.54 ± 69.51 s, p < 0.001).

conclusionsA better handling of the iCare HOME rebound tonometer in comparison to the iCare ONE tonometer can be deduced on the basis of the subjective assessments of patients and the shorter duration of measurements. Moreover, the iCare HOME received a significantly better evaluation for all subitems. The accuracy of measurements using the iCare HOME still needs to be clarified.

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Equipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisErgonomicsFemaleGermanyHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMan-Machine SystemsMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionReproducibility of ResultsSelf CareSensitivity and SpecificityTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalTonometry, OcularApplanation tonometryIntraocular pressureRebound tonometrySelf measurementTonometer

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