The utility of home tonometry for peri-interventional decision-making in glaucoma surgery: Case series

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Sep 7:28:101689. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101689. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe twelve cases in which home intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring complimented clinical decision-making in glaucoma management.

Observations: Home IOP monitoring elucidated peaks and amplitudes of variation that were not captured by in-clinic IOP measurements during the pre- or post-interventional period.

Conclusions & importance: Home monitoring can establish pre-treatment IOP patterns that are not evident during in-clinic measurements. Home monitoring can also demonstrate response to treatment more quickly than in-clinic monitoring, and provide more information about nyctohemoral fluctuations than is ascertained by in-clinic tonometry.

Keywords: Diurnal intraocular pressure; Glaucoma surgery; Home monitoring; Intraocular pressure fluctuation; Telemedicine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports