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Cornea thickness and IOP
I Am Having Corneal thickness of 598 for both eyes
Will it shows higher IOP than normal in Air Puff Tonometer?
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Yes it will show 4 to 6 mm Hg higher
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Yes.. your iop reading will be falsely high..
You have to reduce your iop by 3 to get corrected iop.
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Uf you have a family history of glaucoma then it’s advisable to get a visual field test done
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Regular monitoring of IOP.. yearly once
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
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It will be higher for 3 mm hg
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Dr. Saba Kausar
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12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes higher
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Higher CCT will give higher iop reading..need to take correct iop according to CCT value..it would be lower
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
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46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It will not show perse.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Ravi Chandna
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Bhopal
IOP will show higher than normal, in all tonometers, including Air puff, schiotz, Goldmann.
It is advisable that whatever your IOP is, subtract (reduce) 3 from the value which is coming.
Having a higher corneal thickness is good, and is considered to be one of the protecting factors against Glaucoma.
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