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Comparison of scleral and corneal Tono-Pen readings
Talia Kolin1, Linda L Wedemeyer, Elliot Kolin
1Veteran's Administration Los Angeles Outpatient Clinic, CA, USA.
Purpose:
To compare scleral Tono-Pen (Medtronic Solan, Jacksonville, FL) readings to corneal Tono-Pen readings.
Methods:
Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured prospectively in 72 eyes of 37 adult patients and in 10 eyes of 5 children. Measurements were taken on the central cornea and on the sclera. Recorded measurements were within 5% confidence levels by Tono-Pen.
Results:
Corneal IOP ranged from 10 to 28 mm Hg (mean +/- standard deviation, 17.0 +/- 3.8 mm Hg). Scleral measurements ranged from 4 to 99 mm Hg (40.4 +/- 23.0 mm Hg). Scleral measurements ranged from 11 mm Hg lower to 76 mm Hg higher than corneal measurements.
Conclusions:
Tono-Pen readings obtained from sclera are of no clinical value and should not be used to approximate corneal IOP.